American Football Route

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

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.

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

SPORTS

American Football

Game play in American football consists of a series of downs, individual plays of short duration, outside of which the ball is dead or not in play. These can be plays from scrimmage – passes, runs, punts, or field goal attempts (from either a place kick or a drop kick) – or free kicks such as kickoffs and fair catch kicks. Substitutions can be made between downs, which allows for a great deal of specialization as coaches choose the players best suited for each particular situation. During a play, each team should have no more than 11 players on the field, and each of them has specific tasks assigned for that specific play.