Game version
Route cards: a partner calls a route (post, slant, out), you run it and catch the pass, then swap. The pair counts routes completed.
Timing Routes With a Passer
Match your route to the passer's drop so the ball and you arrive together.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Your passer takes a three-step drop as you start.
Core: Jog. Beat your own best.
- Ages
- 11 and up
- Time
- 12 min
- Players
- You and a partner
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Flag football, cones, partner
- Level · skill
- Developing · Route Running
The steps
How it works
- Your passer takes a three-step drop as you start.
- Run a hitch at 5 yards and turn on their last step.
- Catch and turn upfield.
- Run 15 routes, mixing hitch, out and slant.
Coaching point
Same depth, every time.
Safety: Warm up your arm first and stop if your shoulder or elbow hurts. Throw only where the area is clear.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (walk the route), Core (jog), More (add a quick change of speed). Beat your own best.
Story
You are following a treasure map with an X at the end.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own best. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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