Friday Night Lights-Desert Sands Coed Youth Flag Football

Please remind your Parents and sidelines the overall purpose of our league is to develop the youth in our community. It's fun to win; however, the lessons we teach are far more important than “wins and losses”.

Every Friday half the Teams win, and half the teams lose, but everyone can learn the life lessons generated from the :50 minutes of competition. Participants learn how to compete, how to deal with adversity, hard work, and Team commitment. No scholarships just the joy of playing flag football.

Keep the focus on personal and Team development, good sportsmanship, and having Fun! CMP will be rocking on Friday nights and we can’t wait to get things rolling.

We will see you OPENING March 14th

Reminders from your Kids-

* I'm a Kid

* It is just a Game

* My Coach is a Volunteer

* The Referees are Human

* I will not remember any plays Only how you Reacted

Keep it FUN!!

Tom Roche and John Maldonado

DSFNL Commissioners

Disclaimer- Desert Sands Friday Night Lights Flag Football League is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by the school district.

Competition has made us better! You can expect the best youth sports experience in the Valley.

Every Team, Every Week, Every Coach, has incentive rewards to recognize Players for excellence "on and off" the Field sponsored by Chick-Fil-A and Handel's ice cream

Better Equipment- including balls jerseys and flags.
Better Referees and Coaches
Better trophies, metals, and rings
Added fields and security.
Improved special event ie-Can food drive and Free Mother’s Day Roses for our special ladies.
Multiple divisions at every age group- ensures more competitive balance

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS - ONE GOAL…. KEEP IT FUN! THANKS FOR YOLUR TREMENDOUS SUPPORT!

Tom Roche and John Maldonado

DSFNL Commissioner’s Friday Night Lights

www.desertsandsfnl.com

John - 760 636-8266 Younger Grade Kinder through 4th Grade

Tom - 949 836-4753 Older Grades 5th - 10th Grade

GAMES PLAYED AT Col Mitchell Paige

FUN - FUN - FUN - FUN - FUN - FUN - FUN

BEST YOUTH SPORTS EXPERIENCE PLAY WITH FRIENDS, AND MEET NEW PEOPLE

YOU WILL EVER HAVE !!

JOIN THE 30,000 KIDS WHO PLAY FNL FOOTBALL EACH YEAR!

**TONS OF FUN**

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS-

ONE GOAL Keep it FUN!!!

Fall 2024 Champions by grade level-

7/8th Grade Bears-Coach Rob Tanner

5/6th grade Eagles Black Gold-Coach Mario Cadena

5/6th grade Cardinals Red- Coach Ryan Moscrop

3/4th grade 49ers Black Coach Albert Houge

1/2nd grade Cowboys white-Coach Troy Roberts

FIELD MAP SPRING 2025

PARKING INSTRUCTIONS FOR FALL 2024

PARKING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SPRING 2024SEASON

1) Chick-FIL-A meal award focuses on community service & academic excellence "off the field".

Here is how it works- Our DSFNL Parents and/or players inform their Coaches of any worthy community service and/or academic excellence. The Coach can select up to 1 player per week, per Team, to receive a “Free” Chic-A-Fil meal ticket. The honoree and their Coach need to stop by the FNL snack shack after their game to pick up the award.

CHICK FIL A WINNERS

2) HANDLES - award recognizes athletic excellence "on the field" of play

Here is how it works- Our Coaches will select up to 1 player per week, per Team, to receive a free Handles Ice Cream certificate for their standout performance and making players around them better. Stop by the FNL snack shack with your Coach to pick up your certificate, redeemable at all three locations.

HANDLES WINNERS

THANK YOU DSFNL FAMILIES-

Thanks for all your support in making FNL the best youth sports league in in the Coachella Valley! Let’s keep it rolling and continue to assess what’s working and what’s not and provide us feedback so we can continuously improve and become even better!

Moving forward-

Check scores and remember MAX score differential is 22pts. We reward defense points allowed not points scored. If game gets lopsided Referees are instructed to have a running clock, no time outs. We suggest twinning team takes the foot off the accelerator and run the ball with your slowest player. No need to humiliate the other team, win with class and teach compassion for others

Coaches coach, Players play, Referees Ref, and Parent cheer! Control your sidelines!

Thank and keep it FUN!!!

John A. Maldonado and Tom Roche

Commissioner's Friday Night Lights

www.desertsandsfnl.com

NEW ALL GIRLS Flag Football Teams

Flag football is a ton of Fun and is one of the fastest growing sports in the USA. This season we have several NEW All Girls Teams will play on the same Friday Nights, and same fields in our CoEd league. The female participation has dramatically increased especially now that "Girls Flag Football is NOW an official CIF Sport".

DesertSands Friday Night Lights goal is to become the primary feeder program for the Coachella Valley High Schools. The perfect target athlete is already participating in other girls sports ie: Soccer, track and field, Volleyball, and Basketball. Please let them know about our New All Girls Division.

Girls’ grades K-8th
Register NOW and Save $ -Fall season Aug-Nov
Tons of FUN, non-contact
Build you Team or sign up and play with friends!
Teams of 6-8
No experience necessary
For more information go to www.desertsands.com or call with questions 760 636-8266 John M.

Arrive hungry and support our growing Vendor partners!!!

New- Chick-Fil-A
New Cold stone creamery
Las Carretas Taco shop
E -Pel's frozen lemonade
Pizza
Crumbl Cookies - LA QUNITA

NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED ON SCHOOL PREMISES!

This is a district restriction and if violated we could lose our field use permits.

Share the spotlight-

Parents, If you want your kids to share the spotlight, please upload and share your action photos photos with our Social Media Director on Instagram as @fridaynightlights_dsusd or Facebook as @Desert Sands FNL

Plus... if your children have been recognized for academic or community excellence let us know and we will catch our Players doing things right!

Other important information:

Upload championship pictures and video to our Social Media Director on Instagram as @fridaynightlights_dsusd or Facebook as @Desert Sands FNL ...Share action photos and any academic excellence awards
Sponsor plaques are backordered and not expected to arrive until Jan/Feb. Our trophy supplier communicated to us that a component of the plaques is caught up in the supply chain crisis. Once they are ready, we will contact all our Teams to meet us at CMP to pick up you Sponsor Plaques.

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.

La Quinta's High School Girl's Flag Football Coach - Andre Berg and Player - Mariana Arauz

HERE ARE SOME AWESOME PHOTOS WE'VE CAPTURED OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF OUR FNL!...COACHING! "In learning you will teach, And in teaching you will learn."

Disclaimer- Desert Sands Friday Night Lights Flag Football League is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by the school district.