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I officiated with my son when he did his first game (soccer) last Summer. He put into words the same thing I remember from my first game -- it was like everything was coming at you at once. Go out to have fun and keep the kids safe. Don't take any bull from 3-5 grade coaches. Relax, sell your calls, use good strong signals, speak clearly when reporting to the table, fill your whistle up with air (no wimpy whistles), take your time reporting, and have fun. Oh yeah, and remember that "Three seconds!" and "Call it both ways!" are the mating call of the howler monkey and it's ususally mating season in every younger level game!