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Medical Conditions Affecting Sports Participation

Stephen G. Rice and ; and the Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness
Pediatrics April 2008, 121 (4) 841-848; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2008-0080
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TABLE 1

TABLE 1

Classification of Sports According to Contact

ContactLimited-ContactNoncontact
BasketballAdventure racingaBadminton
BoxingbBaseballBodybuildingc
CheerleadingBicyclingBowling
DivingCanoeing or kayaking (white water)Canoeing or kayaking (flat water)
Extreme sportsdFencingCrew or rowing
Field hockeyField eventsCurling
Football, tackle    High jumpDance
Gymnastics    Pole vaultField events
Ice hockeyeFloor hockey    Discus
LacrosseFootball, flag or touch    Javelin
Martial artsfHandball    Shot-put
RodeoHorseback ridingGolf
RugbyMartial artsfOrienteeringg
Skiing, downhillRacquetballPower liftingc
Ski jumpingSkatingRace walking
Snowboarding    IceRiflery
Soccer    In-lineRope jumping
Team handball    RollerRunning
Ultimate FrisbeeSkiingSailing
Water polo    Cross-countryScuba diving
Wrestling    WaterSwimming
SkateboardingTable tennis
SoftballTennis
SquashTrack
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.

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