Have sex, Croatian coach tells players
 

(submitted by gekkogecko)



ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia coach Otto Baric will allow
his players to have sex during Euro 2004 in Portugal.

"Of course, sex is not forbidden," Baric told Croatian
daily Jutarnji List on Thursday.

"After every match in Portugal, players will be given
a full day off and will be able to see their wives and
girlfriends," said Baric, who turns 71 in June.

Coaches have often banned sex during major tournaments
because they feel it affects players' effectiveness.
Many also think players are distracted by having their
wives and girlfriends in the training camp.

Croatia, in Group B, play Switzerland on June 13
followed by European champions France on June 17 and
England on June 21.

The team are training at a Croatian mountain resort
before a friendly against Slovakia in Rijeka on
Saturday. They will move to a training camp in
neighbouring Slovenia next week and play the last
warm-up game against Denmark in Copenhagen on June 5.