你会让你的孩子踢足球吗?
你会让你的孩子踢足球吗?
As safety concerns such as spinal injuries, concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathyhave emerged around college football and the NFL in recent years, some parents have questioned whether to start their kids in the beloved pastime.
近年来，随着大学橄榄球和国家橄榄球联盟(NFL)周围出现了一些安全问题，比如脊柱损伤、脑震荡和慢性创伤性脑病，一些家长开始质疑是否应该让孩子开始这项他们喜爱的娱乐活动。
But is that really keeping them away?
但这真的能让他们远离吗?
In 2016, an estimated 982,000 US children ages 6 to 12 were core participants in tackle football, according to a Sports and Fitness Industry Association survey conducted on more than 24,000 individuals and households.
据体育与健身行业协会对2.4万多个人和家庭进行的调查显示，2016年，估计有98.2万名6至12岁的美国儿童是攻击式足球的核心参与者。
The number includes any child, boy or girl, who has participated in tackle football 26 or more times a year, whether it is through football organizations, school or even pickup games, the association said.
该协会表示，这一数字包括每年参加橄榄球比赛26次或26次以上的儿童，无论是通过足球组织、学校，甚至是临时拼凑的比赛。
The decrease in football participation may have been due to concerns of player concussions, noted Jon Butler, executive director of Pop Warner Football, a youth football and cheerleading organization. Other factors might include children specializing in individual sports or fewer children playing organized youth sports overall, he said.
青少年足球和啦啦队组织Pop Warner football的执行董事乔恩·巴特勒指出，参与足球运动的人数减少可能是出于对球员脑震荡的担忧。他说，其他因素可能包括专门从事单项运动的儿童，或总体上从事有组织的青少年运动的儿童较少。
Pop Warner currently has 88,850 kids ages 6 to 12 enrolled in football and has maintained a total football enrollment of more than 225,000 participants in the past five years, according to the organization.
根据该组织的数据，波普华纳目前有88850名6至12岁的儿童参加足球比赛，在过去五年中，足球注册人数一直保持在22.5万人以上。
The stability of football participation rates over recent years shows that "there is a strong foundation of kids who love to play football with their parents' support," said Steve Alic, a spokesman for USA Football.
近年来足球参与率的稳定表明，“在父母的支持下，热爱踢足球的孩子有着坚实的基础，”美国足球发言人史蒂夫·阿利克说。
In a 2015 policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics' Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness noted that most youth football injuries are minor, but "incidences of severe injuries, catastrophic injuries, and concussion, however, are higher in football than most other team sports and appear to increase with age."
在2015年的一份政策声明中，美国儿科学会(American Academy Of Pediatrics)的运动医学和健身委员会(Council On Sports Medicine And Fitness)指出，大多数青少年足球受伤都是轻微的，但“严重受伤、灾难性伤害和脑震荡的发生率，在足球运动中高于其他大多数团队运动，而且似乎会随着年龄的增长而增加。”
In its recommendations, the pediatricians' organization said that officials and coaches must enforce rules of the game to ensure safety and that a "culture of tolerance for head first, illegal hits ... has to change." It suggests that participants weigh potential health risks against the recreation benefits of proper tackling.
儿科医生组织在其建议中表示，官员和教练必须执行游戏规则，以确保安全，“容忍人头优先、非法击球的文化…必须改变”。研究表明，参与者要权衡潜在的健康风险和适当处理带来的娱乐收益。
