Each blue player has two balls and are stood in a line outside the free throw line. An attacking player is stood high up the wing, close to the baseline on both sides.
When the coach blows their whistle players pass one at a time, starting with the closest player, to the wing player who must then make a shot on goal (so red player 1 will receive their first pass from blue player 1).
After each player has had four shots players collect the balls and rotate one position in a clockwise direction.
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