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contact sport
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contact sport
n.
A sport, such as football, hockey, or boxing, that involves physical contact between players as part of normal play.
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Noun1.contact sportcontact sport - a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players
boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fists
rassling, wrestling, grappling - the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
hockey game, ice hockey, hockey - a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition


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As a result, boys should be permitted to roughhouse during recess and play contact sports, to learn the rules of aggression.
There should be a minimum age for athletes to turn pro only for contact sports such as hockey, football, and wrestling (see JS 1/23/06).
Because of an increased risk for future concussions, as well as for slowed recovery, athletes with a history of three concussions should be advised that terminating participation in contact sports might be in their best interest.
 
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