Seeking positive advise to deal with coaches

[ref2coach]

Mick, a couple of things to keep in mind. USSF/FIFA laws state that the coach "may approach the touchline, give his team instruction, return to his technical area." The coach is to have no other impact or interaction with the game. Now that that is "on the table" reality is that most coaches go much farther than that. From a referee stand point, s/he is there to ensure that the "players" are safe and given the opportunity to enjoy their game. Stopping to "deal with coaching questions" is a hindrance to the flow of the game and therefore impacts the enjoyment of the players. If the natural flow of play takes me "near" the coach I may choose to interact with him, but by TLOG I am not "expected" to, unless the behavior is abusive or violent.

So again I will not "stop" a game for coach misconduct unless it is very public, very abusive or violent.