Go to as many on-field clinics as possible. Then, when scrimmages start, go to every one you can possibly make -- at least 4 or 5. Work every position on the field (including R) during the scrimmages and see what you like and don't like about each. For sure, get familiar with HL and supervising the chain crew, because likely you will have plenty of sub-varsity games with kids running the chains.
One thing I'm going to start doing this year is to carry a digital voice recorder with me. In every game I've had, I've thought of something I wanted to check -- maybe a rule, mechanic, interpretation, etc. Usually, by the time I got home or the next day, I forgot. If you have the voice recorder, you can jot the situation and then formulate a question or the information you need for further research.
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