Football Drills – Passing Tree

This is one of the basic [tag]football drills[/tag].   The passing tree is a staple in any passing offense.    

What you need – Most [tag]football[/tag]  teams will have an established passing tree – or a basic description of each passing route – hook, slant, square in, square, out, post, flag, fly, etc.   You can have two QB’s side-by-side and receiver lines on each side.

How this drill works – In each line, the receivers will run the routes included in the passing tree and the quarterback will throw them the ball.   It sounds like a simple [tag]drill[/tag], but here is where the coach can make a bigger impact.

In any drill, if a player is left to do things themselves, they may not do it properly and they can develop bad habits.   But, with a [tag]coach[/tag] there in the drill, he can instruct the player on areas where they could improve a route, or a pass.

Results – This has a variety of results:   the QB’s and receivers will be on the same page when a passing route is called; the timing with the players will improve because they are used to working with each other; and receivers will learn proper routes.