NEWS

Second graders take on NFL players through Twitter

Monday’s news surrounding health and safety in sports:

* Twitter isn’t for everyone. Believe or it not, it might be the right way for NFL players to relate to second graders.

Mashable.com reported on how a second-grade class corrected the tweets of some NFL players.

Second graders at a New York school had some help from Twitter for their grammar lessons, using the tweets of NFL players to correct spelling, punctuation and sentence structure.

While working in groups, the students “found several mistakes in these tweets, including the incorrect spelling of ‘a lot,’ ” explains a post on Elmwood Franklin School’s Facebook page.

The students corrected one gem from 49ers’ Chris Culliver who posted, “I pray to God I’m never dieing broke” (tweet has since been deleted), along with other statuses from Patriots’ Wes Welker and Lions’ Titus Young.”

It’s worth clicking on the link to see a few tweets and their kids’ corrections.

* The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reported on brother coaching clashes in the high school level in South Dakota.

* In light of Montana’s push to pass a concussion law, KBZK-TV in Bozeman asked what is happening to prevent head injuries.

* The Boston Globe reported on how athletes are using fitness apps to improve their performance.

* iDownloadBlog.com wrote about the helmet sensors that send concussion warnings to your iPhone.

– Bill Bradley, contributing editor