Sean Dyche wants his players to be mentally ready to try and finish what they’ve started if and when the Premier League season is given the green light to kick off again.
The league and its clubs are currently committed to finishing the 2019/20 campaign, which has been on hold since early March because of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
No dates have been given for a possible return to training and a resumption of the fixture list, with sporting bodies following Government guidelines on isolation and social distancing.
But Dyche’s squad – 10th in the table and unbeaten in seven league games before the hiatus – is stepping up its home training programme, following an initial shutdown, with the aim of being fit and raring to go when it’s safe and sensible to start playing again.