Hustle.
There is no need to justify yourself to the evaluators, so the phrase "Yeah, but..." should not be uttered.
If you are unclear on what you were told by an evaluator, ask informational questions. Keep at it until you understand what you're being told.
You'll likely be given a lot of information, especially since you're new at this. There is NO way you can possibly incorporate it all at once. Don't even try. Instead, take good notes on what you're being told, and pick just one or two items to work on for the next game and focus on those. Your notes will help you continue to work on one or two items for the coming year.
Try stuff. Camp is one of the best places to experiment. If you screw something up badly at camp, so what?
Watch the games you are not working. If your camp allows it, listen in on what the evaluators are telling those officials. Learn from others and their mistakes so that you don't have to make every mistake personally.
Do not get frustrated when evaluator A tells you that the very best way to do such-and-such is this and then evaluator B tells you that the very best way to do the same such-and-such is that. Both evaluators have likely been very successful doing it their way. Learn from them both. Take notes on both ways. Try both ways. See which way works best for you. And just smile when evaluator C tells you something entirely different.
You do not need to tell everybody that you're new at this. It will most likely be obvious, fresh meat has a unique smell
. If it's not obvious, why burden the coaches, players and other officials with that knowledge
But do tell your partner(s). They'll need to know.
Spend time studying the rules, cases, mechanics, etc. before you go. Spend your camp dollars learning the stuff you won't easily get from a $5 official's manual.
Most importantly, have a great time. This is supposed to be fun
