Receiver Vocabulary

Alignment:  where to line up, split definition

Center of gravity: Keeping your feet under you, do not over extend or lean back

Cloud Corner: Corner who plays the flat in a rotated zone

Crack block: blocking down on the first inside guy

Cross field: backside receiver blocking backside corner or safety across field

Cut block: successfully low blocking a db

Distribution: A receiver’s equal distance between to defenders

Field presence: Knowing where the first down marker is located, Field conditions, time outs, where the out of bounds is and does the situation dictate whether you should go out of bounds or get more yards.

Hard corner: corner who plays up in your face

Hint: a slight or deliberate change of speed intended to affect the defender

Head and shoulder swivel: using head & shoulders to show a change in direction

Landmark: A receiver’s route depth and break point.

Lock it: route stays on no matter the coverage

Nod: show a slight change in direction to influence the defender one way in order to slow his speed while you maintain your top speed

Posture: a receiver’s body as he moves up the field should show no indication of where he is going. A) Avoid running with your head down and then lifting it at the end of your route. B) Dropping your head and eyes as soon as you cut, C) raising your head and shoulders as you start to cut.

Route Conversion: a pass route that can change when coverage dictates

Route running: sharp defined routes should be calculated by steps and landmarks, be professional with your job.

Scan: seeing corner safety relationship before the snap

Shed: using your forearm to keep a press DB from widening you.

Squeeze: in press situation you are not allowing the DB to force you wide, push back into him

Stemming: releasing inside or outside of the DB at a 45 degree angle at the start of a route.  you can also stem at the beginning a cut or right before you break your route.

Stroke Through:  A low swim technique where the Receiver uses his inside hand to swim, grab and pull his self through the jam.

Wipe Technique:  Slapping a defenders hands inward when taking an outside release.