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Chetna Mulchandani
Sports Scientist (Strength And Conditioning Coach)
Mumbai,Maharashtra
Summary
Highly organized, efficient, professional, cooperative, worked in a fast-paced working environment both independently and as part of a team. Currently working at Glenmark Aquatic Foundation and Heath Matthews Physio.
Objective: To secure a challenging position that allows the interdisciplinary approach in scientifically training and testing athletes. Passionate and disciplined individual seeking to work in the area of sports sciences to help athletes enhance performance and prevent injuries. To deliver the knowledge in sports science and contribute towards broadening the community in sports science and enhance sporting culture in India.
Overview
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4
Languages
2
2
Certifications
6
6
years of post-secondary education
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Sports Scientist
Glenmark Aquatic Foundation & HMP, Mumbai
Mumbai, Maharashtra
03.2019 - Current
- Baseline physical assessment (Fundamental movement screening and fitness testing) of professional swimmers.
- Monitoring their physical and physiological status through Athlete Monitoring System
- Individualized tailor-made program designing for performance enhancement and injury prevention for youth and elite swimmers.
- Periodization schedules for peak performance during competition and injury prevention.
- Monitoring acute and chronic workload for injury prevention.
- Continuous Athlete Education program for broadening the understanding of an athlete scientific principles of training for their buy in.
- Working closely with data scientist to provide coaches, athletes and parents with sports science insights.
- Assisting coaches with lactate testing for physiological testing of swimmers and understanding how swimmers are progressing with training.
- Continuous Coaches Education Program on Sport Science domain for coaches buy in (conducted webinars and made prerecorded lecture series on the same).
- Developing Long Term Swimmer Development Pathway
- Delivering conditioning and recovery sessions.
- Sport science support on developing an athlete monitoring system
- Developing return to sports template on various injuries AMS, customizing the same for individual athletes.
Sports Scientist (Strength and Conditioning Coach)
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
Mumbai, Maharashtra
07.2017 - 06.2019
- Functional Movement Screening
- Return to sports program for various injuries (commonly ACL, Meniscal Ankle Sprain, etc)
- Designing exercise program for injury prevention, performance enhancement based on the screening (FMS and Fitness Testing) for various professional and recreational athletes of various age groups in various sports like Badminton, Football, Cricket, Distance Running, Squash, Gymnast, Kabbadi, etc
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly exercise schedule, periodization and load monitoring
- Conducted on field pre season screening for youth football players
- Preseason on field screening for pro kabaddi, Jaipur Pink Panthers edition 6 and 7 and Puneri Paltan, 7th edition.
- Intra and inter disciplinary approach (effective communication) wherever needed for holistic care of an athlete.
- Organized fitness screening camps and boot camp sessions at various companies like Mahindra and Mahindra and Hindustan Unilever.
- Conducted Internships program for students from Manipal University and SCA. Conducted interviews for candidate selection for the same.
- Presented CME on, “Evidence-based practices RTS rehab post knee (ACL) and back injuries”, Miraroad Bhayander Physiotherapy Association in March 2019
- Conducted various open lecture series for athletes, colleagues as a part of continuous professional development
Sport Scientist (Strength and Conditioning Coach)
Prabodhankar Thackeray Krida Sankul
Mumbai, Maharashtra
09.2018 - 08.2020
- Individualized tailor-made program designing for performance enhancement and injury prevention for youth and elite Gymnast.
- Baseline physical assessment (Fundamental movement screening and fitness testing) of professional gymnast.
- Periodization schedules for peak performance during competition and injury prevention.
Assistant Physiotherapist
Prakruti Sports Science and Physiotherapy Clinic
Mumbai, Maharashtra
04.2014 - 07.2015
- Assisted clinical examination of various recreational and professional athletes for various athletes.
- Assisted exercise prescription and delivered sessions independently for rehabilitation of various injuries
- Documentation of exercise program to analyze the progress during rehabilitation.
- Conducted fitness camps and delivered lectures for continuous professional development.
- Successfully finished fellowship program on Sports and Orthopedic Rehabilitation at Prakruti Sports Science and Physiotherapy Clinic.
Education
Masters (MS) - Exercise and Sports Sciences
Manipal University
08.2015 - 06.2017
Bachelor - Physiotherapy
Maharashtra University Of Health Sciences, K.J. Somaiya College Of Physiotherapy
Mumbai 08.2009 - 03.2014
Skills
On field Sports Specific Fitness testing
Accomplishments
- Certified Kettlebell Level 1: August 2019
- Attended Animal Flow, Level 1: October 2019, (certification pending due to lockdown) *Attended Animal Flow, Level 1: October 2019, (certification pending due to lockdown) *
- Attended a work shop on injury prevention in Runners, September 2019
- Attended a workshop on Dynamic Taping, Mumbai
- Evaluation and Management of Fascial Dysfunction in Sports, held at Manipal
- Kinesio Taping by Shan Mugan, held in Mumbai
Certification
Level 1 Kettlebell Instructor
Software
K5 Cosmed
Monark
Moticon
Athlete Monitoring System
Extra Curricular Activities
- Participated in Reliance Football League 2018, First runner up and Man of the Match
- Participated in half Marathons in Feb 2019 and Jan 2020.
References
Dr. Heath Matthews
HMP, Mumbai, India
Contact No: +91-9769886648
heath@heathmatthews.com
Dr. Vaibhav Daga
Head of Sports Department, PMR,
KDAH, Mumbai
Contact No: +91-9920763009
Vaibhav.daga@relianceada.com
Dr. Fiddy Davis J
Professor and Head of Department,
Exercise and Sports Sciences, SOAHS, Manipal, India
Contact No: +91-9448252299
Fiddy.davis@manipal.edu
Harish Parab
Head Coach, Gymnastics
Prabhodhankar Thackery, Vile Parle, Mumbai
M: 8976017476
Timeline
Level 1 Kettlebell Instructor
11-2019
Head Sports Scientist
Glenmark Aquatic Foundation & HMP, Mumbai
03.2019 - Current
Sport Scientist (Strength and Conditioning Coach)
Prabodhankar Thackeray Krida Sankul
09.2018 - 08.2020
Sports Scientist (Strength and Conditioning Coach)
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
07.2017 - 06.2019
Masters (MS) - Exercise and Sports Sciences
Manipal University
08.2015 - 06.2017
Fellowship in Sports and Orthopedic Rehabilitation
07-2015
Assistant Physiotherapist
Prakruti Sports Science and Physiotherapy Clinic
04.2014 - 07.2015
Bachelor - Physiotherapy
Maharashtra University Of Health Sciences, K.J. Somaiya College Of Physiotherapy
08.2009 - 03.2014
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