Out of the major, popular sports, racquet sports (tennis, badminton, table tennis) and golf are the only ones that don't carry significant risk of horrific inju

Out of the major, popular sports, racquet sports (tennis, badminton, table tennis) and golf are the only ones that don't carry significant risk of horrific injuries (head injury or compound fractures). Most contact sports and non-contact sports using hard balls (e.g. baseball, cricket) have some amount of risk, and removing the risk factors would change those sports fundamentally. Strength and power are significant factors in even highly technical contact sports such as soccer or basketball - reducing them would probably reduce the appeal of those sports in my opinion.