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Coach,
Is the game you are asking about a USSF youth match or a NFHS match?
I referee in both.
USSF no "good time" other than half time to be able to talk to a coach. TLOG state that a coach may approach the touchline to adddress his players with instruction, then return to his technical area. There is no provision in FIFA/USSF for the coach to address the referee at all. That is the accurate "book" answer. Now practicality, If the flow of the game has caused me to be near you I may exhange a few words with you but if play is moving on I am moving on. If you see something truly dangerous respectfully point it out to the Asst. Referee, IF he feels the CR needs the information he can signal the CR.
NFHS, All cautions and ejections require that the CR inform both coaches of the reason. That is a very good time for a few words. At substiutions the NFHS rules state the clock is stopped so aganin I may respond to a coach at that time.
BUT Soccer is a players game not a coaches game. By structure and history of the game the coach is to have very little direct impact during the game itself.
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