Setup: Six lines in two columns of three, roughly 15–20 yards apart. Ball starts with the bottom-left line. The ball works diagonally up the grid. Bottom-left to bottom-right, bottom-right up to middle-left, middle-left across to middle-right, and so on until it reaches the top-right line. Every player follows their pass and joins the back of the line they threw to. Once the ball reaches the top, restart from the bottom, or run it back down the ladder in reverse so players get reps throwing to both sides.
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