Special Sports and Activities Cover

Scroll down for a list of the sports that we cover and the Sport cover level required. Some sports generate more questions than others so please visit the SPORTS INFORMATION LIBRARY for answers. This is could save you a phone call or email.

SPORT The default DOGTAG level, it covers a very wide range of sports and activities

SPORT For high risk sports. Includes all sports listed under Sport

EXTREME For even higher risk sports. Includes those covered under Sport & Sport+

EXTREME For even riskier sports. Includes those covered under Sport, Sport+ & Extreme

SUPER EXTREME For the highest risk sports. Includes those covered under Sport, Sport+, Extreme & Extreme +

Certain sports are marked as Excluded from cover. A few of these Excluded sports can be
covered after special application; these will have a red dot offering more information.

Sports beginning with A

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Abseiling (within organisers guidelines)
Adventure Racing (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Aerial Safaris (in chartered aircraft and an organised excursion)
Aerobics
Airboarding
Airsoft
Amateur Athletic Track and Field Events
American Football (Amateur Match and Training Only)
Angling (Inshore Only)
Animal Sanctuary/Refuge Work (Non-Big Game)
Archaeological Digging
Archery
Arctic Expeditions (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Assault Course
Assault Courses including High Ropes

Sports beginning with B

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Badminton
Bamboo Rafting (Inshore Only)
Banana Boating (Inshore Only)
Bar and Restaurant Work
Baseball
Basketball
Beach Games
Biathlon
Billiards
Black Water Rafting (Grades 1-3)
Black Water Rafting (Grades 4-6)
Blading (No Stunts)
Blowcarting
BMX Cycling (No Freestyle)
BMX Freestyle
BMX Racing (Amateur Only)
Board Sailing (Inshore Only)
Bobsleigh (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Body Boarding (Inshore Only)
Boogie Boarding (Inshore Only)
Bouldering
Bowling/Bowls
Boxing (Amateur Fight Only)
Boxing (Training Only)
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Amateur Fight Only)
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Training Only)
Breathing Observation Bubble (BOB)
Bridge Swinging
Buggying
Bungee Jumping

Sports beginning with C

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Cable Car Ride
Camel Riding/Trekking
Canoeing/Rafting/White Water Rafting/Kayaking up to grade 3 (Inshore Only)
Canoeing/Rafting/White Water Rafting/Kayaking grades 4 and 5 (Inshore Only)
Canyoning
Catamaran/Yachting/Sailing (Inshore Only)
Cave Diving (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Cave Tubing
Cheerleading
Clay Pigeon Shooting/Small Bore Target Shooting/Rifle Range
Climbing (on climbing wall only)
Climbing (mountaineering) up to 2,000m
Climbing (mountaineering) up to 3,000m
Climbing (mountaineering) up to 4,000m
Climbing (mountaineering) up to 6,000m
Climbing (mountaineering) over 6,000m (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Coasteering (With A Guide)
Cricket
Croquet
Cross Country Running
Curling
Cycle Touring (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Cycle Racing/Time Trials
Cycling (Excluding Mountain Biking, BMX and Touring)
Cycling Endurance Events
Cyclo Cross

Sports beginning with D

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Dancing (including lesson participation)
Darts
Deep Sea Fishing
Dinghy Sailing (Inshore Only)
Diving (High Diving or Spring Board) (Swimming Pools Only)
Dodgeball
Dog Sledding (Recreational Only)
Downhill Mountain Biking (Amateur Competition Only)
Downhill Mountain Biking (Megavalanche or Similar Event)
Downhill Mountain Biking (Recreational Only)
Dry Slope Skiing / Boarding
Dragon Boat Racing (Inshore Only)

Sports beginning with E

Sports beginning with F

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Falconry
Fell Running (up to 4,000 metres)
Fell Walking (up to 4,000 metres)
Fencing
Figure Skating
Fishing (Inshore Only)
Fives
Flag American Football
Flying – Tuition (with a licensed instructor)
Flying (Piloting)
Flying as a Passenger in an Aircraft (Private Plane/Helicopter/Glider)
Football (Amateur Match and Training Only)
Four x Four Off-Road Driving
Free Diving (Not Solo)
Fruit or vegetable picking (under 3 metres)
Frisbee/Ultimate Frisbee

Sports beginning with G

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Gaelic Football
Glacier Walking (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Glass bottom boats/bubbles
Gliding (Piloting)
Gliding (Passenger Only)
Gliding (Amateur Competition)
Gliding (learning with a qualified instructor)
Go Karting (up to 120cc, wearing a helmet)
Goalball
Golf
Gorge Walking (With Ropes)
Gorilla Trekking (Organised Tours Only)
Gym Fitness
Gymnastics
Gymnastics (Involving Stunts)

Sports beginning with H

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Handball
Hang Gliding (Piloting)
Hang Gliding (Passenger Only)
High Diving (Swimming Pools Only)
Highland Games – Athletics Events (Amateur Competition Only)
Highland Games – Heavy-Weight Events (Amateur Competition Only)
Hiking (up to 4,000 metres)
Historical/Battle Reenactment
Hobie Cat Sailing (Inshore Only)
Hockey (Field Hockey)
Hockey (Ball Hockey)
Hockey (Ice Hockey)
Horse Riding (Dressage)
Horse Riding (Polo)
Horse Riding (Show Jumping)
Horse Riding (Eventing)
Horse Riding (wearing a helmet and excluding racing, jumping, hunting and less that 7 days)
Hot Air Ballooning (Passenger Only)
Hot Air Ballooning (Piloting)
Hot Dogging (up to grade 3)
Hot Springs
Hurling
Husky Dog Sledding
Hydrospeeding (white water up to Grade 3)
Hydrospeeding (white water Grades 4)
Hydro Zorbing

Sports beginning with I

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Ice Climbing (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Ice Cricket
Ice Diving (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Ice Go Karting
Ice Hockey
Ice Holing
Ice Marathon
Ice Skating (Rink Only)
Ice Surfing
Ice Windsurfing
Iron Man

Sports beginning with J

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Jet Boating (Inshore Only)
Jet Skiing (Inshore Only)
Jiu Jitsu (Amateur Fight Only)
Jiu Jitsu (Training Only)
Jogging
Judo (Amateur Fight Only)
Judo (Training Only)
Jungle Marathon, Arctic Marathon, UTMB etc (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)

Sports beginning with K

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Karate (Amateur Fight Only)
Karate (Training Only)
Kayaking incl. White Water up to grade 3 (Inshore Only)
Kayaking incl. White Water grades 4 and 5 (Inshore Only)
Kendo (Amateur Fight Only)
Kendo (Training Only)
Kettlebell Lifting
Kick Boxing (Amateur Fight Only)
Kick Boxing (Training Only)
Kilimanjaro Trekking
Kite Buggying
Kite Snowboarding (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Kite Surfing (Inshore Only)
Kloofing
Korfball
Krav Maga (Amateur Fight Only)
Krav Maga (Training Only)

Sports beginning with L

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Lacrosse
Land Skiing
Land Yachting
Langlauf (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Llama Riding/Trekking
Low Ropes
Luge/Bobsleigh (Winter Sports Extension Required) (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)

Sports beginning with M

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Marathon – Arctic (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Marathon – City and/or Street
Marathon – Ultra Marathons e.g. Marathon des Sables (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Micro Lighting
Mixed Gas Diving (Must be qualified) – Not Solo
Model Flying
Modern Pentathlon
Motorcycling – (Requires full UK Licence)
Motorcycling Off Road – Non Competitive up to 400 CC (Requires full UK Licence)
Motorcycling Off Road – Non Competitive over 400 CC (Requires full UK Licence)
Motor Paintball
Mountain Biking – Downhill
Mountain Biking – Enduro (e.g. Trans Savoie)
Mountain Biking – Freestyle
Mountain Biking – Recreational (Not Downhill)
Mountain Boarding
Mountaineering up to 2,000m
Mountaineering up to 3,000m
Mountaineering up to 4,000m
Mountaineering up to 6,000m
Mountaineering over 6,000m (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Mule Trekking

Sports beginning with N

Sports beginning with O

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Octopush
Off Piste Skiing (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Off Piste Snowboarding (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Orienteering (up to 4,000 metres above sea level)
Ostrich Riding

Sports beginning with P

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Paintballing (Motor Paintball)
Paintballing
Parachuting (Tandem Only)
Paragliding (Passenger Only)
Paragliding (Piloting)
Paramotoring (Passenger Only)
Paramotoring (Piloting)
Parascending/Parasailing – Over Land
Parascending/Parasailing – Over Water (Inshore Only)
Pedalos (Inshore Only)
Petanque
Pigeon Racing
Pilates
Polo (Equestrian)
Polo (Water)
Polocross
Pony Trekking
Pool
Potholing/Caving – Not Solo (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Power Boating (Passenger Only) – (Inshore Only)
Power Gliding (Passenger Only)
Power Gliding (Piloting)
Power Kiting
Power Lifting

Sports beginning with Q

Sports beginning with R

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Racquet Ball / Rackets
Rambling (up to 4,000 metres above sea level)
Rap Running/Jumping (within organisers guidelines)
Red Bull Crashed Ice Cross (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Reverse Bungee
Rifle Range
Ringos (Inshore Only)
River Bugging
River Sledging
River Tubing
River Walking
Rock Climbing – up to 2,000m
Rock Climbing – up to 3,000m
Rock Climbing – up to 4,000m
Rock Climbing – up to 6,000m
Rock Climbing – over 6,000m (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Rock Scrambling – up to 4,000m
Roller Derby
Roller Hockey
Roller Skating/Blading/In-line (incidental, wearing pads, helmet and no stunts)
Rounders
Rowing (Inshore Only)
Rugby (Amateur Match and Training Only)

Sports beginning with S

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Safari in a Vehicle/Trekking/Tracking (organised tour, no fire arms)
Sailboarding (Inshore Only)
Sailing/Yachting Recreational (Inshore Only)
Sailing Amateur Racing (Inshore Only)
Sailing Recreational (Offshore) (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Sailing Amateur Racing (Offshore) (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Sand Boarding
Sand Duning
Sand Skiing
Sand Surfing
Sand Yachting
Scuba Diving – Mixed Gas (Must be qualified) – Not Solo
Scuba Diving – to a depth of 30 metres (if qualified or accompanied by qualified instructor and Not Solo) (Inshore Only)
Scuba Diving to 50m (Must be PADI or equivalent qualified and Not Solo)
Sea Canoeing/Kayaking (Inshore Only)
Sea Fishing (Inshore Only)
Shark Diving – Professionally supervised in a cage (Inshore Only)
Shinty
Shooting (Clay Pigeon)
Shooting (Target Range)
Skin Diving – to a depth of 30 metres (if qualified or accompanied by a qualified instructor and Not Solo) (Inshore Only)
Skateboarding (No Stunts)
Skateboarding Downhill
Skateboarding Freestyle
Skeleton (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Ski/Snowboard Instructor Nordic Course (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Ski/Snowboard Instructor Adaptive/Disabled Course (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Ski/Snowboard Instructor Alpine Course (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Ski/Snowboard Instructor Coaching Course (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Ski/Snowboard Instructor Course – Performance Training (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Ski/Snowboard Instructor Course – Residential Beginner (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Ski/Snowboard Instructor In-service Course (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Ski/Snowboard Instructor Mountain Safety Course (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Ski/Snowboard Instructor Ski/Snowboard Alpine Courses – Eurotest etc (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Ski/Snowboard Instructor Teaching On Snow Or Artificial Slope (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing/Snowboarding (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing/Snowboarding – Back Country, with a Guide (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing/Snowboarding – Back Country, without a Guide
Skiing/Snowboarding – Cat (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing/Snowboarding – Cross Country (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing/Snowboarding – Dry Slope (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing/Snowboarding – Freestyle e.g. Terrain Park etc. No Inverted Aerials (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing/Snowboarding – Glacier (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing/Snowboarding – Heli (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing/Snowboarding – Moguls (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing/Snowboarding – Mono (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing/Snowboarding – Nordic (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing/Snowboarding – Para (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing – Ski Biking (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing – Ski Blading (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing – Ski Boarding (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing – Ski Cross/Snowboard Cross (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing – Ski Dooing (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing – Ski Flying (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing – Ski Jumping (Winter Sports Extension Required) (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Skiing – Ski Mountaineering (Winter Sports Extension Required) (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Skiing – Ski Race Training (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing – Ski Racing (Winter Sports Extension Required) (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Skiing – Ski Racing e.g. ski school races etc (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing – Ski Randonee (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing – Ski Stunting – no inverted aerials (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing – Ski Touring (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing – Slopestyle – no inverted serials (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skiing – Snowcat (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Skydiving (Tandem Only)
Sledding/Sledging or Sleigh Riding – passenger only if pulled by Horse, Dogs or Reindeer (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Sledging/Toboganning (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Small Bore Target Shooting
Snooker
Snorkelling (Inshore Only)
Snow Biking (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Snow Blading (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Snow Bobbing (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Snow Go Karting (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Snow Mobil (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Snow Parascending (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Snow Scooting (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Snow Shoing (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Snow Tubing (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Snowboarding – Snowboard Cross (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Snowcat Driving (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Soccer (Amateur Match and Training Only)
Softball
Speed Boating (Passenger Only)
Speed Sailing (Inshore Only)
Speed Skating (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Sphereing
Spinning Class
Squash
Storm Chasing
Street Hockey
Strongest Man/ Strongest Women Competition
Summer Tobogganing
Surfing (Inshore)
Swimming (Inshore Only)
Swimming – Long Distance, must have rescue/support crew (Inshore Only)
Swimming with Dolphins (Inshore Only)
Swimming/Bathing with Elephants (Inshore Only)
Swimrun
Sydney Harbour Bridge Walk (organised and walking across clipped onto a safety line)

Sports beginning with T

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Table Tennis
Tae Kwon Do (Amateur Fight Only)
Tae Kwon Do (Training Only)
Tall Ship Crewing (Inshore Only)
Team Building
Telemarking (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Ten Pin Bowling
Tennis
Thai Boxing/ Kick Boxing (Amateur Fight Only)
Thai Boxing/ Kick Boxing (Training Only)
Time Trials – Cycling
Toboganning/ Sledging (Winter Sports Extension Required)
Touch Football
Touch Rugby
Tough Mudder
Track Days – Car or Motorcycle
Track Days – Car only (In-car supervision required)
Trampolining
Trapeze (Flying Trapeze)
Tree Top Trekking/Canopy Walking
Trekking/Hiking up to 2,000m
Trekking/Hiking up to 3,000m
Trekking/Hiking up to 4,000m
Trekking/Hiking over 4,000m
Trekking – Kilimanjaro
Trekking – Everest Base Camp
Triathlon
Tubing
Tug of War

Sports beginning with U

Sports beginning with V

Sports beginning with W

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Wake Boarding (Inshore Only)
Water Hockey
Water Polo
Water Skiing – No Jumping (Inshore Only)
Weight Lifting
Wicker Basket Tobagganing
Whale Watching (Inshore Only)
Wheelchair Basketball
Wind Tunnel Flying
Windsurfing (Inshore Only)
Wrestling

Sports beginning with Y

Activity	SPORT	SPORT	EXTREME	EXTREME	SUPER EXTREME	EXCLUDED
Yachting Recreational (Inshore Only)
Yachting Amateur Racing (Inshore Only)
Yachting Recreational (Offshore) (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Yachting Amateur Racing (Offshore) (please contact enquiries@dogtag.co.uk to discuss)
Yoga

Sports beginning with Z

5 Sports Levels

Dogtag Sport

Includes a huge list of sports and recreational pursuits (unlike most other insurers): winter sports (including off-piste), most water sports, mountain biking, zorbing and surfing. Or it’s perfect for just chilling out on the beach!

Dogtag Sport

Adds more adventurous sports like climbing up to 2000 metres, assault courses, karate, hydrospeeding, wind tunnel flying and deep sea fishing.

Dogtag Extreme

Adds cover for extreme sports such as black water rafting, canyoning, trekking up to 3000 metres, downhill mountain biking and ice windsurfing.

Dogtag Extreme

Adds cover for even more extreme sports such as iron man, airboarding, motor paintballing, climbing up to 4000 metres, swimrunning and other riskier activities.

Dogtag Super Extreme

Adds cover for the most extreme sports such as hang gliding, Kilimanjaro trekking, micro lighting, rock climbing up to 6000 metres and other extreme activities.

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