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Aggression is a quality required in some sports to perform a skill well, e.g. to perform a rugby tackle with power. Aggression may also help to increase motivation and passion within a team, e.g to defend the goal area from the opposition. Aggression can be split into  mechanicaldirectintrovertedphysical and  extrovertedverbalmanualindirect aggression.

 VisualPositiveIndirectDirect aggression can be defined as aggression that involves  physicalmentalsecondaryincidental contact with  musclesequipmentsports kitothers. This can result in punishments, such as being sent off the pitch or having to pay a fine, especially if serious harm or injury has occurred as a result of the aggression. For example, 17-year-old tennis player Denis Shapovalov was fined over £5,000 for smashing the ball into the umpire's eye. Shapovalov smashed the ball in anger at his performance, and it was meant to land somewhere in the crowd; however, the umpire was on the receiving end of it!

 DirectMechanicalManualIndirect aggression can be defined as aggression that does not involve physical  educationexchangecontactexamination. Instead, aggression is taken out on  friendsan officiala personan object. An example of this may be hitting  a tennis racketa teammatea flythe opposition to the ground. Though this is deemed as less violent, it is nonetheless still punishable in sports such as tennis as it violates their etiquette rules. For example, in August 2018, 29-year-old tennis player Benoit Paire was fined over £12,000 for smashing three of his rackets on court.

In some sports, such as  cricketcroquetswimmingathletics, something called 'sledging' occurs. This involves shouting verbal insults to  yourselfthe managementthe oppositionyour partner to intimidate them and to weaken their mental performance. However, in most sports, this may also be punishable and still result in paying fines or being sent off, especially if it is deemed as unsporting.