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Welcome.
First, I emphasize solid mechanics. As a new official, you will get more attention with good mechanics than your knowledge of the rules. Next, I guess would be your knowledge of the rules. Read the rule book, and official's manual from cover to cover. Then do it again. Officiate a few games and then read the case book from cover to cover. Read through the rules several times every season. I have been officiating for 13 seasons and I still read the rules every year several times. I learn new stuff all the time. Your having played and coached for so long gives you a good foundation in the game. You do however have to approach it from a different mindset than the coaching mindset. Next, look and act professional, hussle and have fun.
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