(INDIO) – SoCal Coyotes team president Don West Jr. confirmed today he is finalizing a February announcement on the 2017 season that will elevate America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program to a much larger stage, commencing in May and ending prior to NFL training camps. In a confidential ‘state of the union’ letter to staff, the former sports and entertainment …

(INDIO) – CBS Local 2 Palm Springs morning anchor and esteemed broadcast journalist Tom Tucker – who co-anchored the station’s very first newscast when it went live in 2002 – has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the four-time champion SoCal Coyotes, the professional non-profit sports leadership organization announced. Tucker can be seen each weekday morning with co-anchor Jenifer …

INDIO, CA (April 4, 2016) – The City of Indio recently announced a civic and corporate partnership with the SoCal Coyotes, a professional football team and non-profit leadership organization. The team, which plays its games at Shadow Hills High School in north Indio, was recently named America’s No. 1 Developmental Pro Football Program. The new agreement will help further the …

(SHADOW HILLS) – Darrel “Mouse” Davis, godfather of the Run ‘n’ Shoot and modern four-wide offense that revolutionized the game and sent Barry Sanders, Warren Moon and Jim Kelly to the NFL Hall of Fame, will join his protégé four-time champion SoCal Coyotes on their sidelines when they face Los Angeles. Kickoff is 3 p.m. at Shadow Hills Stadium, and …

(INDIO) – Obedience and respect for authority is a pathway to blessings – and a critical key that unlocks your future. That was an overriding theme when a record-number 1,300 students at Desert Ridge Academy this week passed the SoCal Coyotes curriculum from the team’s “Lessons in Leadership,” which the non-profit sports leadership organization delivered across three one-hour sessions to …

(INDIO) –  SoCal Coyotes linebacker, CFL prospect and Chicago native Gary Young believes the first lesson about the power of a real man is to stop making excuses. The second lesson is that no one can force you to step up to your calling – or keep you from achieving it, even if it’s your own dad. He recalls the …

(INDIO) – How do I get there from here? Players and coaches of the four-time champion SoCal Coyotes answered that question at Indio Middle School’s College & Career Day this week, with the same fervor that has made the Coachella Valley non-profit sports leadership program America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program. The Coyotes, back at the school for the third …

(MECCA) – At Christmas, last-minute miracles involving a big guy bearing gifts are hardly a surprise for most American kids. Unless, however, you’re one of the 1,130 humble children at Saul Martinez Elementary in Mecca, where 90-percent of the families work in agriculture, live below the poverty line, and breakfast, lunch and an education is a gift in itself. To …

(LOS ANGELES) – The story line was written within the first five minutes of the title game between the SoCal Coyotes and defending champion Inglewood Blackhawks Sunday, one that would define the fabric and sheer will of the eventual winner. League MVP and Coyote slotback James Calhoun was rocked with a vicious blow to the face on a crossing route …

(PALM SPRINGS) – It was Thanksgiving, and family night, for SoCal Coyotes defensive end Jake Sheffield. His 6-3, 295-pound frame was coiled on a sofa, snuggling seven-year-old son Haiden, and enjoying the company of his mom, Lori Greenwald-Funk, and step-dad Billy, who had driven from Colorado for the holiday. Together, they were watching ‘Keep on Keepin’ On,’ a documentary film …