Player from the left (1) runs in the direction of the basket (cuts in) to receive the passhe cone from the middle player (2 )
At the same time the player on the right (3) has time his/her run to be able to receive the pass from player 1 at the 2nd cone nearer the basket.
After receiving the ball the player has to take a shot as soon as possible.
The rotation is that each player after their part moves up to the next cone to the right except the shooter has to come backl to the furthest left cone.
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