Semantics: down ups or up downs?

Ha, that argument can go both ways. Up downs makes sense because you start up and go down. Down up makes sense because you’re going down and getting up.

That’s why I said it isn’t a serious topic but I was curious.

I think when I was in Utah they were up downs as well.

Have never heard "Down Ups", always "Up Downs" although "Down Ups" certainly makes more sense. But sounds weird. Doesn't roll off the tongue like "Up Downs".

How about burpees? I never heard burpees referred to as "squat thrusts" until I went into the Army.

Truth be told...I never even thought about it. But reading the posts...I can't stop thinking about it...DAM!

Grass Drills.

texas

up downs

but also heard them called green bays


playing for forrest gregg---I just did em.....a lot

In TN I’ve heard them called “up downs.” I’ve also heard at least one dude call them “grass drill.”

Alabama

up downs.

Had a coach tell me 15 years ago tell me that they should be called "down ups". Told him he was right. But still call them up downs.

My old coach used to all them grass drills.

I tell my team it is about to be up down Thursday (or whatever day it is).

That’s about the only time we do them. False starts or offsides during practice.

Receivers do push-ups for drops, and QBs do for picks.

I just tell them they’re about to bounce. But if I’m using the kings English it’s up downs. If you say down ups you’re a communist

Ohio- Up downs
Michigan- down ups

been a mystery since the beginning of time

Every football player in America knows what get em choppin means. Might be the only universal terminology in our game.

Just an attention getter.

Uses:
Pick up physical effort or hustle
Pick up mental effort or focus
Quit messing around

I don’t like using them much and pretty much only ever resort to them if a kid is screwing up in the same way over and over and not taking coaching. I just use them to get the kid’s attention. IMO, they can very quickly turn kids off football or just waste a lot of time if you use them excessively.

I’ve coached under a guy who would make the entire team do them for a false start in practice, which seemed counter/intuitive—especially for the defenders who did their jobs properly and led to a lot of wasted time. I think we got more up-downs done in team than actual reps.

I once coached with a guy who’d make his entire position group do them EXCEPT the offender, who had to stand there feeling like a jackass while everyone else did them and called out his name with each rep. That was pretty effective on eliminating mistakes, actually.

Genius.