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Vocabulary terms and definitions covering the offensive set plays and cutting patterns from the Illinois Illusion 2026 Playbook.
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RED
A play designed to get horizontal motion to the left side of the field (C4) where cutters C1-3 evacuate and the continuation cutter (C1) makes an L-cut for downfield motion.

BLUE
A play designed to get horizontal motion to the right side of the field (C1) where cutters C2-4 evacuate and the continuation cutter (C4) makes an L-cut for downfield motion.

ARCHER
A play designed to attack every space on the field (C2-4) where the primary look is typically C3 attacking underneath and C2 acts as the continuation cutter either deep or under.

ELSTON
A play designed to attack every space on the field (C1-3) where the primary look is C2 attacking underneath and C3 acts as the continuation cutter either deep or under.

Washer
A Side Stack play where the stage cutters move in a clockwise direction, commonly referred to as Diamond Cutting.

Dryer
A Side Stack play where the stage cutters move in a counter-clockwise direction, commonly referred to as Diamond Cutting.

Split Flood
A play where cutters clear space in pairs to open the back of the stack to set up deep and come under for big yardage gains.

32 (Stack)
A Split Flood stack configuration where three cutters are positioned to the left and two cutters are positioned to the right.
23 (Stack)
A Split Flood stack configuration where two cutters are positioned to the left and three cutters are positioned to the right.
ALLEY-OOP
A play where the 4-Cutter clears active space for the 3-Cutter, who performs a Butterfly Cut toward the sideline to receive the disc deep.

SLIDE
A play where the 3-Cutter and 4-Cutter clear space for the 2-Cutter, with the 1-Cutter serving as the primary continuation look.

FLOOD
A play where the Ace, 2-Cutter, 3-Cutter, and 4-Cutter clear out of a Split Stack so the 5-Cutter can act as the primary initiation look.

Winter
A Zipper Deep play where the 5-Cutter and 4-Cutter peel off the back of the stack to open a big vertical lane for the 3-Cutter.

Summer
A Zipper Under play, commonly used after timeouts, where the 1-Cutter and 2-Cutter peel off the front of the stack for the 3-Cutter.

Double Up-Line
A play focused on generating power position from the backfield or the front of the stack (Ace), while the 5-Cutter times a deep cut.
