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Greetings from Desert Sands Friday Night Lights... We hope our Desert Sands Families are safe and healthy during these challenging times. This communication is meant to provide you the latest update on our plans to reopen Friday Night Lights Flag Football. With the virus surging, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Fall 2020 Season and issue everyone their $25 deposit refund....and start to plan for our FNL 2021 Season. Important updates- All refunds have been credited to your credit card on file. If you placed a deposit to reserve a spot it has been returned. Please check your credit card and let us know if you have any issues. As it relates to 2021, our plan is to be reopening sometime in the back half of the year following the hot desert summer. With this delayed reopening, we decided it best to wipe the slate clean and start fresh when we get the green light from the City and County to resume play. Registration details will be communicated as we receive more information. Anyone who is owed a credit from the shortened Spring 20 season will receive a discount code prior to registering and paying your final balance due. For planning purposes, expect registration to reopening in a few months and play resuming in the August/Sept window. If things recover sooner and we can reopen safely we will adjust accordingly. THE Fall 2021 SEASON WILL OPEN FOR REGISTRATION SOON TBD! As always, all registrations will be done online via our website at www.desertsandsfnl.com Additionally, by popular demand we are exploring opportunities to offer a FNL "Skill Camp" scheduled during Spring 2021. Many of you have called to create activities to keep the kids active. As always, these camps must follow all COVID-19 protocols that are in line with the reopening of youth sports. We are also looking to expand the older's division for 9th-10th and 11th-12th grade divisions. This will be and open division "form you own" Teams'; so interest will drive the approval to launch. We need a minimum of 6 Teams in each age group. Watch for final details within the few months. We cannot wait to reopen and as always, THANK YOU for your support of FNL Flag Football!! *********** Tom Roche & john Maldonado DSFNL Commissioner email www.desertsandsfnll@aol.com for info..

Rams 1st/2nd

3rd-4th Grade Packers

RAMS 5TH/6th

7th-8th Grade Vikings

Season Tips

Fall and Spring Season Tips-

Arrive early, Invite your Friends and Family members. We expect larger than average crowds
Please respect parking guidelines
No Pets :( school rules
Plan on dinner- support our Vendors Mexican, Pizza, Burgers and Plenty of Candy
Check schedules! They do change so get in the habit to check every Friday.
All players MUST be officially registered and have mouth pieces ($5 available at FNL Snack Shack).
Remember the regular season is about Team development, “EVERYONE makes the PLAYOFFS”; so Keep it FUN!!
Talk t your Players- The impact you can make on this Community and this new generation can be life changing and will be much more enduring than your record.
Whether you like it or not we are all role models. Control your sidelines. You set the tone for the Players, Parents, and ultimately the league; so win or lose, do it with Class. Demonstrate Good Sportsmanship, shake hands after every game, and genuinely thank the opponent for the opportunity to compete.
Remind your Families: “Coaches Coach, Refs Ref, Players Play and Parents Cheer. If we all stick to our roles we will have another Banner Season.

Welcome to the

2021 Fall FNL Flag Football Season!

ALL GAMES ARE PLAYED AT:

COLONEL MITCHELL PAIGE MIDDLE SCHOOL

43495 PALM ROYALE DR. LA QUINTA, 92253

HAVE QUESTIONS?

Contact COMMISSIONER - JOHN MALDONADO

Call: 760-636-8266

Email: DESERTSANDSFNL@AOL.COM

Upload your photos

Every Teams has there own web page!

Desert Sands Friday Night Lights-DSFNL

Fall Season 2021

PLAY WITH FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, CLASSMATES

6V6* - 8-9 PLAYERS/ROSTER

5 DIVISIONS (K, 1ST/2ND, 3RD/4TH, 5TH/6TH, 7TH/8TH)

NON CONTACT = FEWER INJURIES

SKILL POSITIONS - QB, WR, RB, DB

ONLY 1 PRACTICE PER WEEK

EVERYONE PLAYS 3 OUT OF 4 QUARTERS

GAMES ON FRIDAY Nights

*PROFESSIONAL - PAID GAME OFFICIALS*

Pictures and TROPHIES

FNL Vendors

COACHING TIPS

Remember the regular season is about Team development, “EVERYONE makes the PLAYOFFS”; so Keep it FUN!!

The impact you can make on this Community and this new generation can be life altering. The Life lessons you teach will be much more enduring than your record.

Whether you like it or not you are role models. Control your sidelines. You set the tone for the Players, Parents, and ultimately the league; so win or lose, do it with Class. Demonstrate Good Sportsmanship, shake hands after every game, and genuinely thank the opponent for the opportunity to compete.

“New Spotlight Player award- Coaches please be active nominating your players for Community, Academic or Athletic excellence! Every week we will select an individual that best embodies the ideals we prize as a League.

Lastly, Control you Sidelines Remind your Families: “Coaches Coach, Refs Ref, Players Play and Parents Cheer. If we all stick to our roles we will have another Banner Season.

Fall 2021

Welcome Back, DSFNL Families!

Together we use the FUN game of Flag Football to develop the character of our Kids.. "Winners are not defined by records but rather character- I am so proud of our effort to positively shape the kids in our Community".

Fall 2019 season was simply the best Season so Far! The Best Ref Crew, Most Balanced Divisions, and Most FUN yet!

Let's do it all over again!

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Season Highlights include:

Opening Night- Live National Anthem starts with dreams of a Perfect Season
Rescue Mission-Donations filled the local Coachella Valley Truck
Picture Night- Captured the moment and delayed but Mom's loved the Buttons
Playoffs-Upsets and Favorites survive but everyone experienced the thrill of victory and agony of defeat
TOC representatives- Lets root on our DSFL Playoff Champion Teams

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN FNL REFEREE - CONTACT ALBERT GALVAN - 760 399-7498

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