New ref...Scared to DEATH!!!

[mikeref]

Always hustle. Remember that to those kids playing in the game IT IS the most important game in the world!! Hustle and give them your best effort!! Look good!! Clean shirt and pants, shoes shined. If you look like an official, most coaches and players will treat you as one. Practice your signals and mechanics in the mirror!! Again make sure you look like an official. Hook up with an experienced official (perhaps through your local assosciation). Ask questions, be a sponge!! Watch more experienced officials work!! Learn from them, both positive and negative. Relax and have fun, experience is a great teacher!!