I was reading a post on the NFL Chargers "Bush League" behavior; someone had never heard the term, and asked for a definition.  It got me to thinking, and I felt it apt to write a post about "Bush."

Bush League (the best definition I can give):  Bush League is a term I've most heard used on the baseball field, but can apply to any behavior seen as the lowest of low class in athletics.  I've heard the term used in CA, IN, KY, MI, FL, AL, NC, HI, OH, GA, and AZ  (all states where I've coached baseball).

Situations in coaching baseball where I've heard the term, "you're bush", "that's bush", "bush league move" etc...

1.  Team A has a 10-0 lead late in the game and double steals:

Response, "coach that's a real bush move."

2.  Team A records the third out of an inning and instead of rolling the ball towards the mound like is done everywhere in America, the first baseman throws it out to centerfield so Team B has to retrieve it.

Response: "Complete bush league, classless maneuver." 

Side Bar: A team did that to us this year, as well as the following example.

3.  Team A, the home team, takes its pre-game infield with the loudspeakers blaring the Harlem Globetrotters whistling song (this signaled me into the bush festivities.)  Team A proceeds to play circus clown music while the visiting team takes their pre-game infield.

This would be classified as Grade A Major League Bush.

Response: “Coach you are complete bush, and so is your program.”

So as you can see Bush League is a complete disrespect for the game and/or your opponent. 

I would classify kneeling the football halfway through the third quarter more bush than scoring a touchdown. 

The term bush league is understood by different people differently.

This is the best way for me to describe "Bush".

Add your best “bush” examples, and we don’t need any sex therapy talk!