Boy Scouts

I am not looking forward to taking pictures of the Boy Scouts tonight. I have been reading about using my flash unit and I practiced last night. I discovered my camera doesn't have the wireless sensor to enable an off camera trigger of my flash, and the ceilings will be too high for me to bounce light off the ceilings. I want it to NOT look like a regular washed out flash picture but I can't figure out a way to get directional lighting with my equipment rather than straight on. I had a final thought if trying to bounce flash off a side wall and onto subject and wanted to practice.. But, being in s public place I apparently embarrassed my hubby and he thought I was being ridiculous. **sigh* I wasn't wanting to be an embarrassment, just desperate to get it figured out. It's not seething I can practice during daylight. So-- discouraged because I don't think I will do a good job and on top of that I created marital strife in the process. Sails are a little deflated friends..