The quiet sessions
She rarely raises her voice. Her players say that is exactly why they listen.
By Elira Marku | 10 September 2026| 9 min read
Grace Okafor coaches with a notebook rather than a whistle. She writes down one thing per player per session, and at the end she tells each of them, privately, what it was.
“Shouting tells a player you're frustrated. A sentence tells them what to do next.”
Her side has not been relegated in eleven seasons. She credits the notebook.
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