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It can be a very good experience for the young official but you have understand what you're trying to get out of it. Depending on the level, you will see some very good play. It should help your judgement. Don't use at your primary rules review. Some guys don't switch on fouls, but don't worry about that kind of stuff. Work on your foul calling selectivity, your positioning to make a call, your judgement, etc. Those kind of things.
Do the coaches and players act up? They will if you let them. Work on your people skills, dealing with players and coaches. Typically, same rules that apply for HS players and coaches (as far as tauting, sportsmanship, etc) apply in these AAU games. Address it and deal with it accordingly. Find out what the AAU tournament or site director expects. They don't want to deal with the coaches, so if you deal with it and keep them under control (remember a T is just another foul and a tool in our bag) the admistration don't have to do.
Always work on your professionalism on the foul. How you look, how you run, the kind of impression you make.
You'll get out of it what you put into it and work on.
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