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

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

It could explain why women playing contact sports appear injury prone in their luteal phase, between ovulation and menstruation, University College London researchers say.

From BBC

“That’s what football is. It’s a contact sport. So when you see somebody that likes to hit, it brings a smile to your face.”

From Seattle Times

"We've always said that community is a contact sport, just like hockey."

From BBC