Long story short, over the next few months, I'm going to teach you the make and policies/guidelines for a good sysop.
Before We Get Started
Watchlist your coaching page (and any subpages), and reply to every post there in a timely fashion, even if it's just a short "OK" to acknowledge receipt of the comment.
Be sure to fill in all of your edit summaries (if you find yourself forgetting, there's a setting in "my preferences" that will remind you).
Complete all the assignments you are given to the best of your ability. If you have trouble with an assignment, by all means, let me know, so we can discuss possible solutions and alternatives.
Please don't go for your RfA or accept an RfA nomination except from me; I will nominate you when I believe you are ready.