Coach Canales is a proud graduate of Alice high school class of 89. He received his bachelor of science from Texas A&M Kingsville in 1995. He began his coaching career in Donna ISD in 1995. He spent 3 years at Donna ISD and has been in Alice for the past 25 years.
Coach Canales and his wife Elizabeth have been married for 27 years and have three daughters (Kayla, Nadia, and Gabriella). Coach Canales is the ILB coach & Special teams coordinator for the Coyotes as well as Head Golf Coach. Coach Canales says he has been truly blessed to be able to come back and coach at his alma mater. Once a Coyote, Always a Coyote!