Becoming Official

[Karana1298]

Alright, I wrestled for 5 years, and during my last 2 years I started officiating and coaching at the JV and middle school level. I was good friends with one of the ref's I knew and he often got me the jobs I had then so I never went through anything official to beoming a ref. Ive also been offered a job coaching JV at my old high school, so a few questions:

1) would taking the job as a JV coach prevent me from officating in other area's away from my high school?

2) where and how can I become a certified official?

3) and suggestions... Im a bit nervous to take the coaching job with students I dont know because it took me years to win the trust and respect of other wrestlers when I wrestling myself. The bonus kicker is Im female, would people 7 years younger then me actually listen to what I have to say being the fact that most boys dont like to listen to girls anyway?