By Coach Martin | Football Routes
There are many different passing routes that receivers will learn when they start playing the game of football.
These are the basic routes that every receiver will run, no matter what team they are on and what the offensive philosophy of that team is.
These passing routes are generally referred to as a group of routes known as the Route Tree.
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By Coach Martin | Football Routes
When you watch a game of football on TV, you might hear announcers refer to a section of the field called the Flat.
The Flat in football describes a specific part of the field, similar to how other names describe other areas.
It describes a specific region on the football field in relation to where the offense sets up and which players are on each side of the field.
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By Coach Martin | Football Routes
The main routes on the receiver route tree in football are the basic patterns all wide receivers, tight ends, and even running backs must learn.
They form the basis of just about every route that a receiver will run during a pass play to try to get open.
As receivers master the art of each of these passing routes, they will often have to learn slight variations of these.
One of these variations is the Skinny Post — which is slightly different from the typical Post route.
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By Coach Martin | Football Routes
The key to any successful passing route is keeping defenders on their toes, constantly guessing where the receiver will go.
Some routes include more deception than others — and one of the top routes on that list is the Comeback route.
The route is quite simple in its design.
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By Coach Martin | Football Routes
The Shallow Cross is one of the simplest routes for both a receiver to run and a quarterback to complete.
There is nothing too complicated about the Shallow Cross route.
The receiver will simply drag across the field from one side to the other, and the quarterback will aim to hit him in stride as he’s doing so.
Despite being so simple and straightforward, it’s one of the most effective routes you can run in a football game at any level.
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By Coach Martin | Football Routes
Of all the routes in football, the Go route is one of the easiest to teach — it’s simply a deep route run straight downfield.
Of course, like any passing route in football, there are nuances to the Go route that make it a little more intricate than simply “run as fast as you can downfield.”
The Go route is obviously one of the more devastating passing routes in football.
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By Coach Martin | Football Routes
The Stick route is one of the more popular passing routes seen today in college football and the NFL.
In most cases, it’s run as part of a passing route concept that includes three (3) different receivers, all of whom line up on the same side of the field.
The idea behind the Stick is that, when taken together, the three different routes will provide plenty of space and one-on-one coverage for the receivers.
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By Coach Martin | Football Routes
A Hook route is one of the basic routes on the route tree that all receivers will learn.
It’s sometimes called the Hitch route, and has other variations such as the Button Hook or the Curl Route.
Teams run different versions of the Hook route depending on how the defensive lines up — for example a man-to-man defense versus a zone defense.
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By Coach Martin | Football Routes
An Out Route is one of the basic passing routes all football receivers learn.
It’s a relatively simple route to teach, but it takes a lot of skill, practice, and precision to run effectively.
The “out route” is a passing route that starts out looking like a deep route down the field, only to end up with the receiver finishing out toward the sideline.
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By Coach Martin | Football Routes
Unlike many other passing routes, the Smash route involves more than one player.
It’s a combination of two routes run by two separate players lined up on the same side of the field, close to one another.
In this sense, the Smash route is more of a concept than it is a simple route.
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