contact sport

noun

1. any sport in which physical contact between players is an accepted part of play, as football, boxing, or hockey.

Example Sentences

The study involved 845 men who were exposed to repetitive head impacts through contact sports or military service.

From Science Daily

The results of this study are also relevant to head injuries from other contact sports.

From Science Daily

Reports have emerged in recent years warning about the potential harms of youth contact sports on developing brains.

From Science Daily

Alexi Lalas, once a bruising center back, looks at politics the same way he looks at soccer, as a contact sport in which you fight to the end, then shake hands.

From Los Angeles Times

Many contact sports, like rugby, have concussion protocols and guidelines to help protect players.

From BBC