Why not acknowledge a coach

[john2190]

Originally posted by ref2coach

There is no provision in FIFA/USSF for the coach to address the referee at all. That is the accurate "book" answer.

That is absolutely correct. Now does that mean that I'm not going to talk to the coach? Not at all, just maybe when he/she doesn't find it to be convenient for him/her. Most of the time, coaches won't even address me until play has come to a stop, so it's not a problem. But if they do decide to start talking to me, they will have to wait until the play has come to a stop. Unless of course, they decide to use some "offensive" or "abusive" language. Then I will stop play and send them off or give them a caution.