SoCal Coyotes 501(c)(3) Announces Spring 2026 NFL FLAG Season at Desert Chapel (PALM SPRINGS, Calif.) — The award-winning SoCal Coyotes non-profit youth leadership organization today announced their Spring 2026 NFL FLAG Football season at Desert Chapel, returning to the Sunrise campus for a second year of  youth football in the heart of Palm Springs. The season opens with a Skills …

QB Samuel Mourhess | Class of 2027Desert Chapel Christian School (CA)SoCal Coyotes Development Program (PALM SPRINGS, CA) — Some quarterbacks flash. Others compound. After a breakout junior season, Sam Mourhess is compounding — fast. Among California’s 2027 quarterback class, Mourhess has emerged as a rare blend of size, durability, intelligence, and production, earning All-State Nominee recognition while operating inside one …

A proven, adult-aligned leadership framework restoring campus culture, consistency and accountability (PALM SPRINGS, CA) — Every school administrator can sense culture slipping—they can smell the smoke long before they see the data. A rise in tardies, classroom disruptions and an overworked faculty are more than just statistics—they are the embers of a fading culture that can turn a campus into …

A New Era of Coachella Valley Youth Football (Palm Springs, CA) — The award-winning SoCal Coyotes non-profit leadership organization has finalized an exclusive partnership with the Desert Recreation District (“Desert Rec”) to launch NFL FLAG — the NFL’s official youth football platform and the world’s fastest-growing sport — beginning January 2026. This strategic alliance unites two of the region’s most …

The Godfather of the Run ‘n’ Shoot Leaves an Eternal Legacy — From Portland to Palm Springs By Sam Maggio Strategic Operating Partner (PORTLAND, Ore.) — Portland State University will honor 93-year-old coaching legend Darrel ‘Mouse’ Davis with a two-day tribute Nov. 14–15, celebrating the unveiling of the Darrel ‘Mouse’ Davis Monument and the launch of the Football Innovation Endowment …

By Sam Maggio Strategic Operating Partner (PALM SPRINGS, Calif.) — In the storied lineage of Run ‘n’ Shoot quarterbacks developed by the SoCal Coyotes — a pantheon that includes some of the most prolific passers in developmental football history — a new name is generating buzz and expectation. Slingin’ Sammy Mourhess — a chiseled 6-foot-4, 220-pound junior — enters the …

(PALM SPRINGS) — Youth sports in the Coachella Valley entered a bold new chapter this month with the launch of NFL Flag Palm Springs, now exclusively underway at Desert Chapel Christian Schools (710 S. Sunrise Way). Featuring more than 100 boys and girls, ages 4 to 17, and 12 co-ed teams across five competitive divisions, the league debuted the nation’s …

(PALM SPRINGS, CA) – The SoCal Coyotes and Desert Chapel Christian Schools (DCCS) successfully hosted the first-ever ‘Above the Line™’ Ambassadors weekend, welcoming a contingent of student-athletes from Boyd Buchanan School (BBS) in Chattanooga, Tennessee for a transformational weekend of faith, fellowship, and leadership. This event was years in the making, built upon the deep and lasting relationship between expedition …

By Scott Alvarez  (PALM SPRINGS) — “The most important thing we can ever tell a player is that we love them, and God loves them — and God has a plan for their life,” proclaimed SoCal Coyotes non-profit founder and Hall of Fame coach J David Miller Coach David Miller, during an unforgettable address at the 2025 National Run ‘n’ …

(PALM SPRINGS) – NFL and NCAA coaching legends June Jones and Hal Mumme will lead an elite lineup of high school, college, developmental and professional coaches January 10-11 at the Air Raid / Run & Shoot 2025 National Convention, bringing together some of the most accomplished minds in football to share insights and strategies that have redefined the modern game. …