The growing awareness of concussions in football is causing almost half of parents to feel uncomfortable with their children playing the sport, but they're not discouraging it.
An Associated Press survey found 44 percent of parents are weary of their kids' participation in football - a number equal to parents' satisfaction with their kids playing ice hockey.
Though many parents say they are uncomfortable with their children's participation football, only about 5 percent admitted to shying their child away from the sport. High school participation statistics have only showed a slight decline as well.
JeMare Williams, of Nevada, who has 17- and 11-year-old sons, is an example of a parent who has injury concerns but refuses to discourage the sport. He tells AP that he believes he suffered from an undiagnosed concussion when he played football in high school.
To Williams, and perhaps other parents, today's increased attention on the seriousness of concussions puts their minds at ease.
"There's a lot of publicity on (concussions) now, and I think that makes it better," Williams tells AP. "So, I'm not as worried now."
AP conducted interviews with 1,044 adults from July 24-28.
