Hi Jamie,
NEMO, which Madison linked, is filled with mentors who have been in your shoes - and survived.
We are trying to update the resources page, but there are some suggestions here which may help you:
http://www.firstnemo.org/resources.htm Some of these mentor written papers are aimed specifically at rookies.
You are off to a great start because you are asking the questions.
There are also teams who have some great resources aimed at rookies. I like
http://rookiefirsts.tumblr.com/home and
http://moe365.org/moementum/moementum.php but there are also lots of others.
You will also discover that everyone at the events are happy to help.
Don't Panic!