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
LINEBACKER ZACH HUFF: ‘I KNOW GOD HAS A PLAN’ (PALM SPRINGS) — A year ago, Zach Huff appeared ready to make “the leap” SoCal Coyotes head coach J David Miller has come to expect from his players during their second seasons in the Coyotes organization. One awkward play against Santa Clarita Valley changed everything. Huff was tracking down a Tigers player last March when his left knee exploded, shredding … Read More
SOCAL COYOTES NAME TAMPA BAY STORM LEGEND SHANE STAFFORD OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR (PALM SPRINGS, Calif.) – Heralded professional football coach ‘Sugar’ Shane Stafford – who was the most prolific quarterback in Tampa Bay Storm history during the heyday of the Arena Football League – has signed with the six-time champion SoCal Coyotes as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the 2022 season. Stafford is a formidable addition to America’s #1 Developmental … Read More
DFI NAMES JENNIFER BRAUN DIRECTOR OF FUND DEVELOPMENT (LOS ANGELES) – Developmental Football International (DFI) announced Jennifer Braun will serve as Director of Fund Development, and will lead the planning, execution, control and evaluation of fundraising, public relations, and outreach as it relates to fund generation for the organization. Ms. Braun brings 20 years of experience in nonprofit consulting and fund development & grant writing services for nonprofit … Read More
DFI, LDFL ANNOUNCE JOINT-VENTURE PARTNERSHIP (PALM SPRINGS, Ca.) – Two of the most respected American football developmental organizations sent shockwaves through the sport today with the announcement of a Southern California joint-venture partnership for the 2022 season – which both sides believe is an ‘audition’ for even bigger things to come. Palm Springs-based Developmental Football International (DFI) has partnered with the LaBelle Developmental Football League … Read More
SOCAL COYOTES 2021 SEASON RECAP: ‘WE ACHIEVED EVERY GOAL BUT ONE’ By Gisselle Romo-Gonzalez ([email protected]) (CATHEDRAL CITY, Ca.) – After their spring-summer season fell four quarters short of another title in July, SoCal Coyotes head coach J David Miller, GM Scott Alvarez and Assistant Head Coach Lawrence Coffey officially wrapped up the 2021 campaign recently with a video conference call, patiently answering questions on what went right, what went wrong, and what … Read More
KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY NAMES SOCAL COYOTES ALUM JACOB RUSSELL HEAD COACH By Gisselle Romo-Gonzalez ([email protected]) (GRAYSON, Kentucky) – Former SoCal Coyotes quarterback Jacob ‘Jake’ Russell, who broke seven franchise records and led America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program™ to an undefeated season in 2016, has been named Head Coach at Kentucky Christian University. “My next chapter as Head Coach at Kentucky Christian University is an amazing opportunity to advance the Gospel through the … Read More
SOCAL COYOTES RELEASE 2021 GDFL SCHEDULE – OPEN TRAINING CAMP MARCH 13 (CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif.) – After a year stolen by the unforeseen Covid-19 pandemic, the six-time champion SoCal Coyotes will report to work March 12 for orientation, begin training camp March 13th, and open their 13th season at home against San Diego, April 17th. In its quest for a seventh title, the Coyote organization is competing in the Southern California Division … Read More
SOCAL COYOTES NON-PROFIT RECOGNIZED IN DESERT CHARITIES NEWS (INDIO) – The six-time champion SoCal Coyotes non-profit organization was honored this week in the January 2020 issue of Desert Charities News (DCN) for “changing the desert, one life a time.” DCN released its annual “Men in Philanthropy” issue, which recognizes prominent local executives of charitable organizations, and the impact they make throughout the Coachella Valley. Non-profit founder and Head … Read More
DFI ANNOUNCES JOINT-VENTURE WITH GDFL (INDIO) – American developmental football took a step closer to its United Soccer League counterpart when Developmental Football International and the Gridiron Developmental Football League announced it had reached a joint-venture agreement that may well represent the future of this level of the sport. Terms were not disclosed, but officials from both leagues expressed that the joint-venture would strengthen the … Read More