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Don't wear your cleats or turf shoes on the court. Seriously, welcome aboard. You've already got officiating experience so making the calls should be easier than for other beginners. My biggest problem is transitioning from season to season and using the proper mechanic. In my very first basketball game several years ago when the coach called for a time-out I crossed my arms over my head. Time out in soccer. Intentional foul in basketball. My first game this fall I formed a T with my hands above my head and pointed toward the coach. Time-out in volleyball. Technical foul in b'ball. After the first game this stuff usually goes away. Also, remember that you are much closer to the coaches and fans so you'll hear the complaints and the the mating calls of the howler monkeys much more clearly than in football.