LA Cosmos Youth Academy

Why LA Cosmos Youth Academy

The LA Cosmos Youth Academy players must demonstrate a steady commitment to training to ensure proper development through consistent touches on the soccer ball and regular instruction from elite coaches. As your player ages through the Youth Academy, they will have developed a strong fundamental skill level, an understanding of our style of play, and become immersed in the culture. Your player can register on a seasonal or yearly basis for this program.

The LA Cosmos uses the pool training concept in our Youth Academy to ensure your player is consistently in a high quality training environment. Pool training shifts the focus away from team development and prioritizes individual player development. During pool sessions, players will be grouped together with players who have similar skill levels with the understanding that players develop at different stages. Increased competition, an improved training environment, and accelerated player development are all by-products of the pool training.

Shoot for the Stars with us:

• Cohesive club structure
• Incentive based Player Referral Program
• Organized programming
• Advanced Player Development Coaches
• Seasonal or Yearly teams
• 2 weekly 80 minute training sessions
• Team events per season fees are structured by number of players on team
• Seasonal player feedback, written and in-person

Boys Director: Elijah Taylor and Wilson Smith

Girls Director: Aniya Ingram

FEES:

• 3 Louisiana Soccer events per year
• Additional events must be approved by Program Director
• Fall Season: August to November 
• Spring Season: February to May

Training Sessions

• 2 pool sessions weekly on M / W or T / Th
• 80 minute training sessions
• Led by LA Cosmos Player Development Staff
• Players must wear Practice Jerseys during practice ( 2 shirts needs)

Uniform (Mandatory)

• All players must purchase a new kit for the Fall - Spring uniform cycle
• Uniform Fee is not included in the Registration Fee
• All Players must purchase a new LA Cosmos uniform kit prior to the start of the Fall 2025 season; you must purchase all items denoted as required