TABLE 1
Classification of Sports According to Contact
Contact | Limited-Contact | Noncontact |
---|---|---|
Basketball | Adventure racinga | Badminton |
Boxingb | Baseball | Bodybuildingc |
Cheerleading | Bicycling | Bowling |
Diving | Canoeing or kayaking (white water) | Canoeing or kayaking (flat water) |
Extreme sportsd | Fencing | Crew or rowing |
Field hockey | Field events | Curling |
Football, tackle | High jump | Dance |
Gymnastics | Pole vault | Field events |
Ice hockeye | Floor hockey | Discus |
Lacrosse | Football, flag or touch | Javelin |
Martial artsf | Handball | Shot-put |
Rodeo | Horseback riding | Golf |
Rugby | Martial artsf | Orienteeringg |
Skiing, downhill | Racquetball | Power liftingc |
Ski jumping | Skating | Race walking |
Snowboarding | Ice | Riflery |
Soccer | In-line | Rope jumping |
Team handball | Roller | Running |
Ultimate Frisbee | Skiing | Sailing |
Water polo | Cross-country | Scuba diving |
Wrestling | Water | Swimming |
Skateboarding | Table tennis | |
Softball | Tennis | |
Squash | Track | |
Volleyball | ||
Weight lifting | ||
Windsurfing or surfing |
↵a Adventure racing has been added since the previous statement was published and is defined as a combination of 2 or more disciplines, including orienteering and navigation, cross-country running, mountain biking, paddling, and climbing and rope skills.1
↵b The American Academy of Pediatrics opposes participation in boxing for children, adolescents, and young adults.2
↵c The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends limiting bodybuilding and power lifting until the adolescent achieves sexual maturity rating 5 (Tanner stage V).
↵d Extreme sports has been added since the previous statement was published.
↵e The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends limiting the amount of body checking allowed for hockey players 15 years and younger, to reduce injuries.
↵f Martial arts can be subclassified as judo, jujitsu, karate, kung fu, and tae kwon do; some forms are contact sports and others are limited-contact sports.
↵g Orienteering is a race (contest) in which competitors use a map and a compass to find their way through unfamiliar territory.