COYOTES HOST ‘SKILLS & DRILLS™’ YOUTH CAMP; MOURHESS NAMED MVP (PALM SPRINGS) — Thirteen-year-old Samuel Mourhess — a 6’4”, 190-pound quarterback prospect — was named Most Valuable Player by his peers at the SoCal Coyotes Skills & Drills™ youth camp, hosted annually by the non-profit sports leadership organization. The annual Skills & Drills camp underscores the commitment of America’s #1 Developmental Football Program™’ to promote teamwork, leadership, and character development in … Read More
COYOTES’ ABOVE THE LINE YOUTH BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IMPACTING RECORD NUMBERS (PALM SPRINGS) – Halfway through the 2022 fiscal year, the six-time champion SoCal Coyotes non-profit leadership organization is reaching more youth than ever before – and they can thank their award-winning ‘Above the Line’ (ATL) behavior-management program for the 11th year in a row. “Through our camps, clinics and symposia, our annual goal – outside of football – is … Read More
SOCAL COYOTES SEND CLEAR MESSAGE WITH HIRING OF ZACH HUFF AS INTERIM HEAD COACH (PALM SPRINGS) — The six-time champion SoCal Coyotes sent a clear message when their non-profit founder J David Miller chose relatively unknown 30-year-old Zach Huff – a former SoCal standout linebacker and team captain – as their interim head coach. “The best way to demonstrate our absolute belief in the character and competence of our young men like Zach Huff … Read More
SOCAL LINEBACKER PHINEAS YI AWARDED COYOTES 2022 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (PALM SPRINGS, CA.) – As spread offenses began to reshape the football landscape, the task for the six-time champion SoCal Coyotes coaching staff was to find dominant linebackers who could run like deer, cover like safeties, but still destroy runners with downhill ferocity tackles inside the tackles. “We started looking for guys who played skill positions or safety, with the idea … Read More
COYOTES CELEBRATE JUAN ROMERO AS ‘2022 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR’ – WITH DONATION TO CHALLENGED YOUTH (PALM SPRINGS, Calif.) – SoCal star second-year offensive lineman Juan Romero has been named Offensive Player of the Year for the 2022 season – and in his honor the Coyotes’ non-profit organization made a donation to children with intellectual disabilities. Romero – who had not been in pads for two years before signing with the Coyotes in 2021 – has … Read More
COYOTES, DR. DAN OLESNICKY, DESERT CHAPEL SEND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO UKRAINE WAR FRONT (PALM SPRINGS) – Medical supplies to aid women, children and civilian soldiers are being packed and shipped to the Ukrainian war front by The SoCal Coyotes Nonprofit Organization. “We must either all stand as one for the Ukrainian people, or quite literally, as a charitable organization, we stand for nothing at all,” said SoCal Coyotes nonprofit CEO and head coach … Read More
SURGING SOCAL COYOTES SMOKE WEST COAST LIONS 38-22 (RANCHO MIRAGE) – Quarterback Michael Karls threw five touchdowns to four different receivers and ran for a sixth to lead the maturing six-time champion SoCal Coyotes (5-1) to a 38-22 victory over the West Coast Lions. “Perception and potential are the roommates of losers,'” said SoCal Hall of Fame head coach J David Miller. “You only win with perseverance and performance. Today you witnessed … Read More
FAITH UNDER FIRE: COACH MILLER, COYOTES INSPIRE MENS MINISTRY AT DESERT SPRINGS CHURCH (PALM DESERT, Ca.) – Anyone can sing when the sun is shining, but a testimony of faith galvanized in hardship resonates loudest in the lives around us. Those were the words of SoCal Coyotes’ Hall of Fame head coach J David Miller, who offered a personal message of hope to a packed men’s prayer breakfast this week at Desert Springs … Read More
‘DARKSIDE DEFENSE’ SMOTHERS SAN DIEGO IN COYOTES’ 26-3 HOME OPENING WIN (RANCHO MIRAGE) – After a year-layoff due to Covid restrictions, the six-time champion SoCal Coyotes returned to action Saturday with a hard-fought 26-3 victory over the visiting San Diego Silverbacks. Playing for the first time in their new home at the elite Palm Valley School, the Coyotes scored on touchdowns by rookies Robert Taylor and Marques Prior, and veterans Ross … Read More
HIGH SCHOOLS ‘ZOOM’ ABOVE THE LINE WITH SOCAL COYOTES – ‘10 THINGS ALL SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS DO’ (CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif.) – The SoCal Coyotes – America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program – have gone virtual during COVID-19, much to the benefit of high school educators who capitalize each year on the non-profit’s award-winning ‘Above The Line’ leadership influence. Most recently Cathedral City High School – led by teacher and coordinator Travis Smith – was the latest to … Read More