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Jeff R. Dieffenbach
16 Pleasant Street
Wayland MA 01778

Phone: 508-353-3175
Email: dieffenbach@alum.mit.edu
OBJECTIVE
To have fun with soccer.
playing | coaching | writing | spectating
PLAYING
1975 to 2012 		I've been playing soccer since 5th grade, having a blast outdoors and with indoor and futsal at the HS varsity, club, intramural, and recreational levels. I'm most comfortable at sweeper or in the goal, but love getting a chance to run up front smashing shots over the bar.
  • 5th grade through 12th grade: recreational and club soccer
  • Junior high JV and Varsity
  • HS JV and Varsity
  • U of Delaware intramurals
  • MIT Graduate team
  • Bay State Industrial League
  • Boston Ski and Sport Club
  • Wayland United FC
  • Wayand Wahoo
COACHING
2001 to 2009 		I have my E license and a growing number of seasons under my belt.
REFEREEING
2011 to 2012 		I have my Grade 8 license.


WRITING
2001 to 2004 		I was an occasional contributor to soccer365.com and elsewhere. High points included covering from the press box the US Open Cup Final (Revs losing 1-0 to the Galaxy) in Southern California in 2001 and the first professional sports event at Gillette (a Revs win over Dallas). Here is a list of my articles.

  2004-11-11 2004 MLS Gold Mine Awards
  2003-11-19 2003 MLS Gold Mine Awards
  2003-02-18 Brian McBride's Air Apparent?
  2003-02-10 Dodgy Drafts Plague Revolution
  2002-10-17 2002 MLS Gold Mine Awards
  2002-10-09 Can Rev's Fill Kante Void?
  2002-09-23 Brown Out
  2002-09-19 Staggering to the Finish
  2002-09-16 Perfect Weekend
  2002-08-23 Questions Surround the Coming Revolution
  2002-08-12 Big Oil
  2002-08-07 Trading Places
  2002-07-19 Best Western
  2002-07-08 Revolutionary Events
  2002-07-07 Qwest Collapse Hits MLS Financier
  2002-07-01 Where Goal Scorers Go to Die
  2002-06-06 Keeping Up With the Joneses
  2002-06-03 Leading Edge
  2002-05-29 Sapporo Dome: A Pitch That Moves
  2002-05-21 Netherlands Quick Report: World Cup Starting Prospects
  2002-05-21 Who's in the Middle Ground
  2002-05-17 Jamaica Quick Report: 'Reyna and the Rugrats'
  2002-05-14 Uruguay Quick Report: World Cup Starting Spots
  2002-05-12 Youth Served
  2002-05-10 If You Build It Will They Win?
  2002-04-22 Ireland Report Card: World Cup Roster Prospects
  2002-03-28 Germany Report Card: World Cup Roster Prospects
  2002-03-25 MLS Opening Day Report Card: World Cup Roster Prospects
  2002-03-12 Ecuador Friendly Report Card: World Cup Roster Prospects
  2002-03-08 Honduras Friendly Report Card: World Cup Roster Prospects
  2002-02-19 6 Principles of Indoor Soccer
  2002-02-18 Italy Friendly Report Card: World Cup Roster Prospects
  2002-02-05 Gold Cup Report Card: World Cup Roster Prospects
  2002-01-02 New World Order
  2001-12-12 Why Bad Things Happen to Good Teams
  2001-12-04 How Deadly is the 'Group of Death'
  2001-11-29 Predicting Success with the FIFA World Rankings
  2001-10-28 2001 Gold Mine Awards
  2001-10-28 Galaxy Win by a Hair
  2001-10-24 Revs Hope for Reversal of Fortune
  2001-10-03 U.S. Soccer National Team World Cup Qualifying Prospects

SPECTATING
 Whether in person at Gillette or elsewhere, or on television with ABC, ESPN/ESPN2, I watch as much soccer as I can ... commercial free! Here are some of the games that I've attended.