it is a real blessing that Acceptance is finally begun to get a strong foothold in EF/MF. I never really look at myself as a Veteran, there are so many names much greater than mine that wear that tag proudly, It is a Blessing to you newer coaches that information is abundant. It will make your journey through the hobby easier. So many of my good friends in the hobby are here and all have a nuggets of MF to share. I spoke with Mike Pratt the other day. God keep u well my friend. Mike,Don,Reg,Coach J all of them reached out to me from my enthusiasm to learn what this hobby is. New Coaches immerse yourselves in the hobby soak up all the information you can. Save the posts from the boards D load them so you can always go back. Put things on paper! like playbooks and tweak tips these are excellent ways to promote leauges
and EF/MF related things. Get DvDs tapes of Game play and how to instructional types Its like EF School at home.
Find your thing and Hone your skills.
Keep an open Mind. one of my ways is that if I like something Im not afraid to say that I like this or that but sometime that fowardness lead to some heated topics and opinions on the older boards. Thank God somehow the hobby always survived when things get tense. It is a good thing that you see the Hobby on a whole. That way you can really appreciate it.
And accept. Accept that EF/MF is a jouney an everchanging one. Enjoy it.