(CATHEDRAL CITY, Ca.) – Under a scorching desert sun, they didn’t see it coming. “Grow my faith in the Lord.”  The succinct answer from 6-3, 200-pound SoCal Coyotes wide receiver Derek Anderson surprised coaches at Arizona Christian University, who after showing him the campus and facilities, asked what would be the most important thing he could hope to achieve – …

(CATHEDRAL CITY, Ca.) – Every child in the Coachella Valley corridor deserves Gainful, Relatable, Opportunities for a Well-rounded Life. That’s a promise from the SoCal Coyotes non-profit organization, which this week launched its G.R.O.W.L.™ mentoring program – to spring mostly minority girls and boys from the hardest generational cycles of poverty. The Coyotes impact more than 50,000 youth annually through …

(CATHEDRAL CITY, Ca.) – Savannah Bey Miller, a Presidential Scholar from the University of Colorado, who earned her Master’s in Social Work from Metropolitan State University, has been named Director of Youth Mental Health and Services by the non-profit SoCal Coyotes leadership organization.  Miller’s graduate thesis focused on the non-profit Coyotes, and became the centerpiece of her entire graduating class. …

(INDIO) – Only nine seconds remained, and the visiting California Sharks trailed the five-time champion SoCal Coyotes 22-20 – but were just 14 yards away from stealing a hard-to-come-by victory halfway through this Developmental Football International (DFI) season. A huge crowd sat perched and waiting on the edge of its collective seat, with no nails left to bite. For three …

(INDIO) – For the 11th time, the SoCal Coyotes will open training camp today to start another season. But don’t expect the enormity of America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program™ to change much in the home of head coach J David Miller, who isn’t the type to be easily knocked off track. The Coach starts his day each morning at …

Spring marks the start of a new season for Coyote football. J David Miller faces the tough challenge of rebuilding his championship team – again. (INDIO) – The blessing and curse of SoCal Coyotes football is that every season’s success or failure is only measured by a championship – followed by an exodus of great players the organization recruited, nurtured and  …

(INDIO) – The SoCal Coyotes – America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program™ – reached 19,000 Facebook ‘likes’ this week, passing more Arena and Indoor Football League franchises in popularity as the non-profit sports leadership organization continued its meteoric climb as one of the nation’s fastest-growing sports brands. By comparison, the St. Lucie Mets, the new home of celebrity slugger Tim …

(The following story is republished with permission from the Coachella Valley Weekly, December 15, 2017.) By Lisa Morgan (INDIO) – Few professional sports organizations have more passion for their community than the SoCal Coyotes. Not content with just winning championships, this non-profit leadership organization has become a powerful force for good in the Coachella Valley. On the field, the five-time …

(INDIO) – Youth are the Coachella Valley’s most precious resource – and furthering education, building opportunity and creating employment is the driving force of the SoCal Coyotes non-profit organization, their head coach told Coachella Valley Rotarians Wednesday. “Hoover Dam required big thinkers with unshakable belief, and the end result was a lifetime of power and opportunity,” said J David Miller. …

(INDIO) – The Big Rock Pub invites you to kick off your Christmas holiday at Indian Springs Golf Club on Friday, December 15, with 18 holes of golf, a silent auction that includes a Rolling Stones-autographed guitar and an evening of live entertainment – with all proceeds benefiting upwards of 30,000 Coachella Valley youth through the SoCal Coyotes non-profit organization. …