How do you keep athletes ticking over when everyone else is switched off? I share my top tips on how to keep your mental machine ticking over and still enjoy the silly season.

As we hurtle towards the silly season and the end of the year, much of the world is already switched off and just going through the motions until the new year.

Many of the sporting codes have also wound up for the year or are preparing for a dip in intensity over the silly season and this is often when athletes switch off too.

After an intense year, that lure of some downtime sounds enticing –⁠ but is that really what you want to be doing right now?

I outline five key strategies to help stop next year from being a struggle to get off the ground after the holiday season stall in momentum.

I also discuss eight key questions you should be asking yourself to ensure your next season is better than your last.

Take the time to prepare BEFORE you find it's too late...