Since 1995 Joe has been a coach in the Park Hill School District. After serving as an assistant coach in for one year, he took over the reigns as Varsity head coach. In two years at Park Hill High School he led the boys to a Conference Championship, and the girls to a District Championship. In 1998 he moved to Park Hill South High School, a newly opened school in the district. In a very short time they have a established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in Kansas City soccer community. The boys have finished 2nd in 1998, 3rd in 1999 in the state playoffs. The girls won the first conference championship in the history of the school district, on their way to the quarterfinals in the playoffs. Upon moving to Kansas City in 1995 Toigo became involved with the Olympic Development Program. First on the district level in Kansas City, and later as a state coach in both Missouri and Kansas.

In my duties as an O.D.P. coach I am amazed by what I see as I travel around the to coach and evaluate players. The number and diversity of good players first amaze me in our region, and secondly I am amazed by our inability to identify these players. The development of players is largely dependent, and indebted to the club programs in America. But the identification of players for participation on the state, regional, and national level is hindered by these same club programs. It has been my experience that there are dynamic players everywhere. It would benefit us immensely to find these players and group them whenever possible. Some players "show" better because of the benefit of playing with the stars and in a certain system that their club may play. But often times when you remove the stars or that system of play they cannot have an impact on the game themselves. I few do a better job of grouping these impact players we would raise the level of our O.D.P. state, regional, and ultimately National teams.

There are three speeds of soccer, the speed of the ball (technical), the speed of the player (physical), and the speed of the mind (tactical). If a player is proficient at one of these they will certainly be successful at some level. It is when we can identify players who possess at least two of these in any combination that we have something special. I will conclude by listing what I feel are some of the characteristics of players who have mastered one of these categories:

* - In itself not that important. But coupled with any one of the above creates an awesome combination.