Athlemaphobia

The word Athlimataphobia is the fear of. Since sports are games, athlimataphobia is considered a branch of venatiophobia. People suffering this fear would avoid participating in sports. This fear is fairly common as sports have negative consequences, like injuries or fight.

Some fear sufferers may not fear every sport. Contact sports like, and  are especially fearful as wrestling is about grappling, boxing is about fighting, and football is about collisions and tackling.

This fear may not be limited to just playing sports. Some sufferers may not watch sports as well, because they may be afraid to watch players getting injured, especially gruesome.

Some athlimataphobes may still play some non-aggressive or simple sports, like golf or tennis.

For school children who is athlimataphobic, they may try to avoid going to gym, but he/she may cry in panic when force them too.