Competitive sports games such as football, basketball, car racing, sumo wrestling, etc. have may elements of violence but are not intentional aggressive violence. It is still sports violence if players or participants are shown carried off the field, conscious or unconscious, even though on a stretcher, unless there is death, dismemberment, or blood and gore involved.
Note: Sports violence does NOT include wrestling, boxing, street fighting, karate, etc. games if the intended goal is to hurt or render the opponent unable to function. These actions are considered as intentional aggressive violence. A fight within a sports game, such as during a hockey game, would also be considered intentional aggressive violence. Definitions for Violence Rating: PORTRAYAL: Any presentation including, but not limited to pictures, no matter how crudely drawn or depicted, written descriptions, and/or oral recitations, and/or audio sounds.
INTENTIONAL AGGRESSIVE VIOLENCE
The existence of a threat or the actual carrying out of threatening actions that directly or indirectly cause, or if successful would cause, physical harm, damage, destruction, or injury to a sentient being or realistic object. This includes the visual portrayal of the results of aggressive violence including, but not limited to dead bodies, damage, audio distress, etc., even if the violent act itself is not shown. It does not include psychological attacks. but is limited to physical harm, damage, destruction, and injury. possible to have a credible threat which does not cause a change in behavior.