Is this appreciated, or not (this is in line with "thats not my call"

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by TigerBball
Do you as an official appreciate it when a coach somehow indicates to you during a situation where a call is unclear or there is going to be some discussion, that he agrees that the call should go against him.

Oh, ok. You're asking about the coach's response, not the official's actions.

It doesn't usually happen to me quite the way you say it. But when a situation has to be addressed or fixed, the best outcome is for me to discuss the situation with my partner(s), away from the table and coaches; then to discuss it with the table personnel if necessary, away from the coaches; then to bring the coaches together and explain the situation and what we've done to correct it; and then to have both coaches say, "I understand".

Sometimes one coach is not happy with the "fix", and sometimes both coaches are fine with it. The best option, of course, is not to have situations that need fixing But if I can get both coaches to say, "Ok, I understand", I think that's as much as I can hope for. Anything more than that is gravy.