Red Bulls Youth Programs Announce Kosmos FC - TST as New Partner

The New York Red Bulls announced today a Youth Development partnership with Kosmos FC - TST to operate all training and development aspects of the club’s youth soccer program. Learn more about the new partnership below!

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Organization Name:

Kosmos FC - TST

Rockaway, Queens, NY

Serving:

Brooklyn & Queens

Club Mission Statement / Philosophy:

“Our mission is to positively impact the development of youth not only within our programs, but also in our community by providing soccer and life-enriching opportunities to young players of all ages and playing abilities, to create a lifelong passion for the sport. We strive to play an active role in the leadership, development and personal growth of each of our players and staff by being an active member of our community through service, partnerships and programs. Our ultimate goal as a club is to encourage, inspire and empower each player to be able to reach the highest level possible within the game and in life, while helping create leaders and individuals that will inspire others to do the same.”

Organization Size:

200+ players competing across 12 travel soccer teams, as well as 200+ players in our pre-travel developmental academy!

About the Partnership:

“We are very excited to be able to bring this partnership with the Red Bulls into the Rockaways," Peter Touros, Director of Kosmos FC - TST said. "We believe it will result in a truly world-class soccer experience for all of our players.”

The partnership with the Red Bulls will enable Kosmos FC - TST to grow our program to the next level, with the Red Bulls proven development framework and training expertise. This will allow Kosmos FC - TST players to develop their abilities not just in the short term, but through a multi-year development framework.

Kosmos FC - TST is the largest of 3 divisions of Kosmos FC in New York. The organization was founded in 1996, by Andreas Touros - Peter's father, and initially focused on bringing the sport to underprivileged innercity children. The Club now has 11 New York State Championshps under its belt, with over 150 players committed to play in College since 2007, as well as 7 club players selected for the US Youth National Team/Pool.

“We were so excited when we first had the chance to speak with Peter Touros and Kosmos FC," said Bryan Alcantara, Red Bulls Youth Programs Regional Manager. "Peter and his family have a long history of developing players through the NY area and we knew this was great fit for us. We share the same player-centered philosophy and strive to give players the best experience. We are looking forward to working with Peter and his staff to continue providing a fun and challenging learning environment for players.”

Additional Info

Kosmos FC - TST has attended multiple international European tournaments, including Greece, England and Spain - the clubs biggest accomplishment came in the summer of 2019 when two of our teams qualified for the Barcelona Summer Cup International Tournament in Spain. We left victorious with our Kosmos FC TST Boys 2005 not only taking first place, but doing so undefeated, and our Kosmos FC - TST Boys 2008/09 taking second place. ‘Best player of the Tournament’ and ‘Golden Glove’ were also awarded to Kosmos FC - TST players.

Kosmos FC - TST is also an active supporter of the local Parishes in Rockaway along with their Catholic Youth Sports - Saint Frances DeSales and Blessed Trinity.