Table 8 Sport classification according to the American Academy of Pediatrics

Contact/collision

Boxing, field hockey, ice hockey

American football

Motorcycle racing

Martial arts, rodeo, soccer, wrestling

Limited contact

Baseball, basketball, bicycling, diving

Field events (high jump, pole vault)

Gymnastics, horse-back riding

Ice roller skating

Canoeing, fencing

Running, swimming, tennis

Race walking, weight lifting

Non-contact Highly strenuous

Skiing (cross-country, downhill, water)

Softball

Squash, team handball

Volleyball

Non-contact Mildly strenuous

Badminton

Curling

Table tennis

Non-contact Non strenuous

Archery

Golf

Rifle range