Route (gridiron football)

A route tree.

A route is a pattern or path that a receiver in American football and Canadian football runs to get open for a forward pass.^[1]

Route tree

One popular way to organize routes is with a "route tree". A route tree is a way to show all the various routes with one diagram.^[2]

List of common routes

• Curl route, also called a "Button hook route"
• Drag route, also called an "In route"
• Corner route, also called a "Flag route"
• Fly route, also called a "Go route" or "Streak route"
• Out route
• Post route, also there is a "Post Flag"
• Slant route
• Flat route
• Swing route
• Wheel route
• Sluggo route, a slant and go
• Seam route
• Stop-and-go
• Jerk route
• Double Out
• Angle route
• Sail route

References

1. "Glossary". NFL-360. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
2. http://www.thephinsider.com/2016/6/20/11975890/football-101-wide-receiver-route-tree