Player 1 starts this drill from the right wing and passes to player 2. Player 2 then passes to player 3 who passes to player 4.
After they've passed the ball player 2 moves forward, in behind the defence to the right wing position and waits to receive the return pass from player 3 (who was passed to by player 4).
To finish the move player 2 has a shot on goal.
During this passing process the two defenders press out to put pressure on the pass and player 1 runs across the court to set a screen between the defender and the attackers.
Order of play:
P1 passes to P2.
Then P2 to P3, P3 to P4, P4 to P3 and then P3 to P2 finishing with a shot on goal.
The drill then starts again - going from left to right (so this time player 4 receives the final pass before shooting on goal).
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