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I just returned from a camp where they were teaching 3-person mechanics, which I had done only once or twice before and a LONG time ago. I was really, really green. They were also teaching a new set of judgment skills, including in/outof primary, sequencing, heavier adv/disadv, and a different way to ref blow-outs. So in a way, learning new judgment and new mechanics, I was like a newbie. Ugh, it was AWFUL... (Heavy sigh, and long pause gazing off into space while thinking about all the nasty mistakes and general feeling of incompetence, and the glazed over looks in the eyes of the clinicians.)
But anyway...
I don't think you should seperate teaching mechanics from teaching judgment, if you're talking about court coverage mechanics as opposed to signaling, reporting and the basics of body language. When a nasty foul happens that a newbie misses because of being out of position, that's a great learning situation for both. Now the new ref works on postition in order to improve judgment, and both get better.
of course, it may depend on the person. Different people may learn things in different ways, so that each situation should be taught differently to each one individually (if that's even possible).
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