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Encyclopedia > Contact sport
Tackles like this one (Women's Australian rules football) are used in contact sports including many varieties of Football.

A contact sport is a sport which includes significant physical contact between the athletes involved. Examples of contacts sports are: Rugby football, American football, Ice Hockey, Australian Rules Football, Lacrosse and Amateur wrestling. Examples of non-contact sports are: Table Tennis and Badminton. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (864x597, 440 KB)[edit] Summary Player caught holding the ball in a game of womens Aussie Rules Footy. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (864x597, 440 KB)[edit] Summary Player caught holding the ball in a game of womens Aussie Rules Footy. ... Melbourne University Mugars player jostles for best position in a overhead Marking contest while tackled Darebin Falcons player lies down. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of... For other uses, see Lacrosse (disambiguation). ... FILA Greatest Wrestler of 20th Century (Greco-Roman) Alexander Karelin throws Olympian Jeff Blatnick with his Karelin Lift. Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport wrestling. ... Ping Pong redirects here. ... This article is about the sport. ...


Semi-contact sport

A semi-contact sport is typically a combat sport involving striking and which contains physical contact between the combatants simulating full-power techniques. The techniques are restricted to limited power, and rendering the opponent unconscious is forbidden. Such sports usually use a point system to determine the winner, and use extensive protective gear to protect the athletes from injury. Examples of semi-contact sports include Taekwondo (under ITF rules) and various styles of Kung Fu that incorporate semi-contact rules sparring. Debate is also an example of a non-contact sport. Soccer is most definitely a contact sport. A combat sport is a competitive sport involving the use of punch, kick, throw, joint locks, and/or a weapon for attack and defence. ... Unconsciousness is the absence of consciousness. ... This article or section is missing needed references or citation of sources. ... Taekwondo (also Tae Kwon Do, Taekwon-Do, or Tae Kwon-Do) is a Korean martial art and combat sport. ... Alternative meaning: Kung Fu (TV series) Kung fu or gongfu (功夫, Pinyin: gōngfu) is a well-known Chinese term used in the West to designate Chinese martial arts. ...


Full-contact sport

A full-contact sport is similar to a semi-contact sport, but which contains physical hit between the combatants with the aim of causing a knockout or otherwise rendering the opponent unable to continue the match. Injuries are much more common in full-contact sports since the amount of protective gear is often reduced, and the techniques are executed at full power. Examples of full-contact sports include Boxing, Kickboxing, AFC Sport, full-contact Karate, mixed martial arts, rugby league and Thaiboxing. Grappling sports and arts such as Judo, where techniques are performed with full strength against a resisting opponent - and can cause serious injury if used against someone without proper training - are also referred to as full contact sports within the Martial arts community. A boxer is knocked down and receives the 10-count. ... Injury is damage or harm caused to the structure or function of the body caused by an outside agent or force, which may be physical or chemical. ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... Kicking to left side Kickboxing refers to sport-fighting using kicks and punches and sometimes throws and bows representing a certain martial art or can be practiced for general fitness, or as a full-contact sport. ... All-style Fighting Competition (AFC) is a Filipino full contact mixed martial arts sport. ... Full-contact karate is popular in the U.S.. Full contact karate has many different derivatives but two main fundamental styles. ... For the fighting styles that combine different arts, see hybrid martial arts. ... Rugby league football (usually shortened to rugby league, football, league) is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... Muay Thai (Thai มวยไทย, IPA /muai32 tʰai32/), also known as Thai boxing or Thai kickboxing, is a martial art originally from Thailand. ... For other uses, see Grapple. ... This article is about the martial art and sport. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ...


"Contact" versus "Collision"

Current medical terminology in the United States uses the term collision sport rather than contact sport to refer to American football, lacrosse, and ice hockey. The term contact sport is used to refer to sports, such as basketball and association football that allow limited contact. For example, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement in 2001 entitled "Medical Conditions Affecting Sports Participation" that included the following definitions: Medical terminology is a process of accurately describing the human body and associated components, conditions, processes and procedures in a science based manner. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... For other uses, see Lacrosse (disambiguation). ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... This article is about the sport. ... “Soccer” redirects here. ... The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is an organization of pediatricians, physicians trained to deal with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. ...

In "collision" sports (eg, boxing, ice hockey, football, and rodeo), athletes purposely hit or collide with each other or inanimate objects, including the ground, with great force. In "contact" sports (eg, basketball and soccer), athletes routinely make contact with each other or inanimate objects but usually with less force than in collision sports.
 
— Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness, American Academy of Pediatrics, [1]

This terminology may have evolved from a quote from Vince Lombardi, who is reported to have said, "Football isn't a contact sport; it's a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport." This quotation is also attributed by some sources to Michigan State Coach Duffy Daugherty. Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was one of the most successful head coaches in the history of American football. ...


James Jordan said that soccer is both a contact and a collision sport. Fact. Next.


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Contact sport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (262 words)
A contact sport is a sport which includes significant physical contact between the athletes involved.
Examples of contacts sports are: American football, Lacrosse and Amateur wrestling.
A full-contact sport is similar to a semi-contact sport, but which contains physical contact between the combatants with the aim of causing a knockout or otherwise rendering the opponent inable to continue the match.
Sumo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5327 words)
The sport is of Japanese origin and is surrounded by ceremony and ritual.
The Sumo tradition is very ancient, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt for purification, from the days Sumo was used in the Shinto religion.
These events are mostly for show and to publicize the sport, as sumo has so far been unable to take root in other countries; however, foreigners have been inspired to try their hand at it in places as far away as Eastern Europe and Argentina.
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