Changing your partner's call

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
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And when you and I work together (hey, that would be fun! ), that's how we'll do it b/c you obviously feel strongly about it. But for most of my games, we pre-game it so that we don't need to huddle to get this particular call right. And I don't have a problem with that.

[/B][/QUOTE]Chuck, that procedure is fine if the official who is getting his call corrected agrees that he mighta been wrong. But please tell me how the same procedure is gonna work out if the official who made the original call is just as equally and adamantly sure that he got the original call right and didn't miss it. Is this how then you handle it?- I give the signal for a three. You stop the clock and signal a 2. Because we're not supposed to huddle and talk about it, I just remain where I was, blow my whistle again and signal a 3. Which you respond to by again blowing your whistle and signalling a 2, and so on..........

That whole procedure is based on the original calling official agreeing with you that his initial call was or may have been wrong. That procedure does not allow for the case where the original calling official is sure that he was right. Imo, there is no problem using BOTH procedures in a game- not getting together if the original calling official did have some doubts, but definitely getting together if both officials are confident that they each had the correct call-even if those calls differ. And if those calls DO differ and the original calling official doesn't want you to change his call, the rule book says that you CAN'T change his call.