One player, the feeder, starts on the edge of the circle. The other player, the worker (number 1 in the diagram) runs around one of the cones set out on the edge of the shooting circle, then drives back into the circle to receive the ball before making the shot.
Shooter collects the successful shot or rebound, passes back out to the feeder and repeats with an alternative cone.
Add a floating defender in the circle to add pressure. Feeder can use the dummy pass to trick the floating defender.
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