Start at the left side of half court dribble to left elbow pull up if missed put the shot back up and dribble to next station at the right wing.
Dribble to right wing pull up if missed put the shot back up and dribble to next station at the starting at the right side of the half court.
Start at the right side of half court dribble to right elbow pull up if missed put the shot back up and dribble to next station at the left wing.
Dribble to left wing pull up if missed put the shot back up and dribble to next station at the starting at the left side of the half court.
Repeat these steps until you have made 5 jumpshots at each station
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