Blue passes to red. Red passes to yellow. Blue makes overlapping run and receives pass from yellow.
Blue passes to black and the process starts from the other side.
Yellow and red switch sides during each run.
Start by overlapping on the right, then switch to left. Then let players decide.
Overlapping run and pass through have to be timed perfectly.
Overlapping player shouldn't have to break stride to get on the end of the pass.
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