(East Los Angeles, CA) [From The Editor’s Desk]: On December 15th, the Los Angeles Chargers made their presentation of their sponsored, Coach Don Shula High School “Coach of the Year” Award to Rick Hayashida, the Head Coach of the El Camino Real Charter School/Woodland Hills, Girls Varsity Flag Football Team, a member of the CIF/L.A.City Section (CIF/LACS), who finished their season with a (10-5) record. The school is located in the San Fernando Valley.
Coach Hayashida led his Royals to the LACS Division-2 Championship when they defeated the Cleveland High Cavaliers by (26-0) on 11/23 in the title match-up played at Crenshaw High School.
He was selected by the Awards Committee from a very large field of candidates, and at half-time during the Chargers’ Week 15 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he proudly received the award from Chargers Legend, the 2017 Pro Football Hall of Famer, and the Chargers All-Time Rushing Leader, #23 LaDainian Tomlinson, with (2,880) rushes for (12,490) yards, and (138) touchdowns.
Here is more Background on Coach Hayashida
On Sunday, December 15th, at halftime of the Chargers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers game, Coach Rick Hayashida – El Camino Real Charter’s Girl’s Flag Football Coach – was announced to the fans in attendance as the Chargers Don Shula Coach of the Year.
In 2019 he was diagnosed with lung cancer and had to step down as the CIF/L.A.City Section’s, Chatsworth Chancellors, Head Football Coach. Subsequently, in the 2024 Girls Flag Football L.A. City Section season, he returned to the El Camino Real coaching ranks as the Girl’s Flag Football coach and went (10-5) this past year and led his team to be crowned CIF/L.A. City Section Division II – Flag Football Champions, on November 23rd with their win over Cleveland by the score of (26-0).
