head contact
Skull meets something
Head contact is physical contact involving the head, typically discussed in sports rules and safety contexts.
Football, soccer, and hockey regulations address head contact to prevent concussions and injuries: The referee called a penalty for illegal head contact.
The term appears in medical and legal settings when documenting trauma: The report noted head contact with the steering wheel.
- headbuttCranial impact strike
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- skullHead's bone casing
nuzzle · concussion · traumatic brain injury · impact · kiss · brain · scalp · helmet · protective headgear · tackle · clash · bonk · crown · temple · face · nudge · butt · soccer
- rugbyscrum, try, rugby, Rugby World Cup, rugby union
- hockey penaltiescharging, elbowing, holding, hooking, high-sticking
- game callsfoul, offsides, offside, traveling, travel
head contactno contact
Absence of communication
separation · distance · avoidance · non-contact · contactless
head contactno contact
Absence of communication
clean hit · miss · near miss · avoidance · non-contact
head, contact, heads, headed, heading, header, headless, headship, forehead