Originally Posted by Schlottke  I've never heard the term "Coop Scoop", but I'd stick with the name Spladle anyway... lol |
The "Coop Scoop," originally called the "Cooper Scooper," was named after Glen Cooper, who was a Div. II National Champion from Cal State Bakersfield in 1981. It was a spladle, but that name hadn't been created yet. I don't know if Cooper invented it or not, but it was his signature move. He would put out a leg inviting his opponent to grab it, then hit the Cooper Scooper.
Being a leg man, I was curious about this new move, and I was able to collar Perry Shea, Cooper's teammate (also a Div. II champ who placed third in Div. I), at the 1981 Div. I championships in Princeton, and he gave me demonstration.