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.
Walk the Route Tree
Learn the names and shapes of the basic routes by walking them first.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Set cones where each route turns.
Core: Jog. Beat your own best.
- Ages
- 7 and up
- Time
- 8 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Cones
- Level · skill
- Beginner · Route Running
The steps
How it works
- Set cones where each route turns.
- Walk a slant, an out, a hitch and a go.
- Say the name of each route as you run it.
- Walk each one 3 times, then jog it.
Coaching point
Know it, then run it.
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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