Meanings of play contact in English

Children shouldn't play contact sport until at least 12 years old experts say.

The only problem was the teenager was told she couldn't play contact sports.

His old brother Dan had injured his hip playing rugby, and was told by doctor that he couldn't play contact sport.

He spent two days in hospital and was released on the third with the stipulation he could not play contact sport for three months.

Mr Lawson is also unable to play contact sport, which he previously loved, has trouble sleeping because of nightmares and has a phobia of fires.

He moved on to playing contact rugby when he was nine.

There would also be a control group of 25 men in the same age bracket who hadn't played contact sport.

That's partly because more people are playing contact sports, and young athletes are training more aggressively at an earlier age.

The findings come amid increasing awareness and concern about the long-term consequences of concussions in kids, especially in young athletes playing contact sports.

Somehow, this group believes that stating the obvious dangers around playing contact sport will inspire a sea change in a 193 year-old game.