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I disagree that it's "good form" to go discuss calls with your partner when a coach disagrees with a call - even if he asks nicely. It is "good form" to go discuss a call with your partner ON YOUR OWN if you feel you don't have all the information. But to do so at the behest of a coach only leads to problems.
The one exception to this would be if the coach says something that makes me realize I could possibly have not seen everything I needed to see. Example:
Seemingly normal ground ball, but the throw to 1B is high. 1B's foot is on the bag, the ball hits the 1B's glove, pops straight up and comes back down into the glove, beating the runner. Watching the play, I see the ball reacquired by 1B before the baserunner passes 1B. Coach then tells me the 1B shuffled her feet while catching the ball and was not actually on the bag when she caught it.
If I'd actually seen the feet the first time, I simply tell the coach that. But - if in my focus on the ball and the timing, I realize I neglected to recheck that the foot was on the bag - THEN I'll go check with my partner.
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