The word "verbal" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it as an adjective to describe something that is communicated using words, such as a verbal agreement or a verbal warning. For example, "He gave me a verbal warning for being late to work."
And it is not just something verbal with the coach but something that is written in the contract.
No verbal or written correspondence will be entered into with unsuccessful applicants although unsuccessful applicants may apply to other selective Guardian Masterclasses.
Pictures can be doctored, but in general you can tell when one is real if you are there, from who posted it, how quickly it tallies with verbal reports, and so on.
BBC management had "verbal discussions" with BBC Worldwide, agreeing to meet the cost of her departure from the licence fee if she left the commercial division within two years.
Brian Messenger, a Tory council candidate in Margate, said his party had received complaints of verbal intimidation of voters outside some polling stations.
Blackpool, the club at war with their own supporters in general and a few in particular, as verbal spats between outspoken fans and the Oyston family have escalated into court proceedings.
What makes the verbal sortie on the Vatican so groundbreaking however is that it is a Fine Gael taoiseach, whose political base lies in the conservative west of Ireland, who has led from the front.
Again, Darling or Cable should have called him on his verbal sleight of hand there but they didn't.
When the subject arrived, Jane engaged in light banter, a kind of verbal screen which hid her as she scanned the face in front of her.
Then, lightning struck, and his fighting spirit and verbal acuity brewed into the perfect storm, providing voters with a glimpse of what Newt might bring to the ring in a general election match against President Obama.
Godders "Eight pints" Bloom was exiled for hurling a Nazi jibe, and the leader, Nigel Farage, famously went verbal at EU president Herman Van Rompuy, accusing him of having "all the charisma of a damp rag and the appearance of a low-grade bank clerk".
