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I have always thought that JV girls is the hardest level to officiate (especially at small schools because if you have any talent you'll be on the varsity team). Many times there is no one who can handle the ball well, so you end up with a lot of held balls and travelling calls. As was said earlier, there is also a lot of contact because players can't get out of each other's way. You've really got to try and be patient with your whistle so they can have some "flow" to the game.
Elementary school and younger kid's games are a different animal, but I have always enjoyed working them. The parents are usually worse (seems like the younger the players the worse the parents) and often times the coaches have no clue. However, the kids are almost always great. They're smiling all the time whether they're up or down by 20 points.
I've worked some 5th grade boys tournaments where both teams score in the 50's (with 6 minute quarters)! That's just a lot of fun to see kids that young play so well (okay, so they don't always play great defense!).
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