Mike Varko is one of the partners of ELITE Training & Sports Medicine. I sat down with Mike to discuss how ELITE'S focus on bringing out the best in an athlete survived the 2020 lockdowns and how this influenced his thinking about the direction forward for not only his business but also the way in which his focus on mindset has had an impact on the way ELITE engages with all types of athletes.

Football is. spoke with Brunswick City’s Darby Dexter about the importance of good leadership not only in life but inn football, COVID-19 and the impact of the he second lockdown on mental health.

2020 has been a year like no other. Football is. spoke with Johnie Markov and Bryan Robertson about the second lockdown and the impact it has had on them and where we find ourselves in a world without football.

The images in my parents family album would be the catalyst for my love of Photography and my strong belief that a still image can resonate with you in ways that video cannot.  Images viewed on a screen have a different quality to them than one that you can touch and hold in your hands. The impact of a printed image is that you don’t need another device to be able to look at it. It stays with you as long as you choose to have it around. Some of my treasured shots of family and friends are scattered around my apartment either on my walls or inserted into books or loose on a side table. They are with me whenever I need them and the best thing is I don’t need to plug anything in to be in their company.