Archit Navandar
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Experience
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Aspire Academy
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Qatar
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Spectator Sports
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300 - 400 Employee
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Senior Football Biomechanics Specialist
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Jul 2021 - Present
- Execute specific interventions to improve the technique of kicking, sprinting, acceleration/deceleration, jumping, change of direction, dynamic stability, & goalkeeper-specific movements in players of Qatar National Teams and the Academy. - Implement and report acceleration, sprint, and jump assessments of players every trimester. - Assist the rehabilitation process of injured players and helping them to return to play faster - Analyze data from training and assessments to… Show more - Execute specific interventions to improve the technique of kicking, sprinting, acceleration/deceleration, jumping, change of direction, dynamic stability, & goalkeeper-specific movements in players of Qatar National Teams and the Academy. - Implement and report acceleration, sprint, and jump assessments of players every trimester. - Assist the rehabilitation process of injured players and helping them to return to play faster - Analyze data from training and assessments to individualize performance and technical training of players. - Manage biomechanical technology used in training and testing including markerless motion capture (SIMI), EMG (Delsys), Force plates (BTS), and optical contact platforms (Optojump), - Carry out research to provide practical cues to improve the efficiency in different football movements. Show less - Execute specific interventions to improve the technique of kicking, sprinting, acceleration/deceleration, jumping, change of direction, dynamic stability, & goalkeeper-specific movements in players of Qatar National Teams and the Academy. - Implement and report acceleration, sprint, and jump assessments of players every trimester. - Assist the rehabilitation process of injured players and helping them to return to play faster - Analyze data from training and assessments to… Show more - Execute specific interventions to improve the technique of kicking, sprinting, acceleration/deceleration, jumping, change of direction, dynamic stability, & goalkeeper-specific movements in players of Qatar National Teams and the Academy. - Implement and report acceleration, sprint, and jump assessments of players every trimester. - Assist the rehabilitation process of injured players and helping them to return to play faster - Analyze data from training and assessments to individualize performance and technical training of players. - Manage biomechanical technology used in training and testing including markerless motion capture (SIMI), EMG (Delsys), Force plates (BTS), and optical contact platforms (Optojump), - Carry out research to provide practical cues to improve the efficiency in different football movements. Show less
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Universidad Europea
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Spain
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Education Management
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Professor
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Sep 2018 - Jul 2021
Head of Sports Biomechanics Laboratory & Coordinator of teaching Sports Biomechanics. Teaching: - Sports Biomechanics [Undergraduate and Postgraduate level] - Statistics and Data Analysis applied to Sport [Postgraduate level]. Research: - Rehabilitation and reconditioning following injuries in professional football players [PI] - Biomechanical analysis of kicking technique [PI] - Physical and tactical analysis of matches and training in professional football -… Show more Head of Sports Biomechanics Laboratory & Coordinator of teaching Sports Biomechanics. Teaching: - Sports Biomechanics [Undergraduate and Postgraduate level] - Statistics and Data Analysis applied to Sport [Postgraduate level]. Research: - Rehabilitation and reconditioning following injuries in professional football players [PI] - Biomechanical analysis of kicking technique [PI] - Physical and tactical analysis of matches and training in professional football - Performance analysis and injury prevention in badminton players [PI] - Performance analysis in swimming - Tactical analysis in basketball Consultancy with professional sports players, teams, and organizations Show less Head of Sports Biomechanics Laboratory & Coordinator of teaching Sports Biomechanics. Teaching: - Sports Biomechanics [Undergraduate and Postgraduate level] - Statistics and Data Analysis applied to Sport [Postgraduate level]. Research: - Rehabilitation and reconditioning following injuries in professional football players [PI] - Biomechanical analysis of kicking technique [PI] - Physical and tactical analysis of matches and training in professional football -… Show more Head of Sports Biomechanics Laboratory & Coordinator of teaching Sports Biomechanics. Teaching: - Sports Biomechanics [Undergraduate and Postgraduate level] - Statistics and Data Analysis applied to Sport [Postgraduate level]. Research: - Rehabilitation and reconditioning following injuries in professional football players [PI] - Biomechanical analysis of kicking technique [PI] - Physical and tactical analysis of matches and training in professional football - Performance analysis and injury prevention in badminton players [PI] - Performance analysis in swimming - Tactical analysis in basketball Consultancy with professional sports players, teams, and organizations Show less
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Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
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Spain
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Post-Doctoral Fellow
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Mar 2017 - Aug 2018
Sports Department (INEF). Contract funded by the European Union & Comunidad de Madrid (local government). Working on various projects: - Prevention and readaptation following hamstring strain injuries in collaboration with Getafe CF and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid - Performance analysis of players in La Liga - Performance analysis of the Spanish National Weightlifting Team - Performance analysis of the Spanish National Gymnastics Team - Analysis of amateur runners using… Show more Sports Department (INEF). Contract funded by the European Union & Comunidad de Madrid (local government). Working on various projects: - Prevention and readaptation following hamstring strain injuries in collaboration with Getafe CF and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid - Performance analysis of players in La Liga - Performance analysis of the Spanish National Weightlifting Team - Performance analysis of the Spanish National Gymnastics Team - Analysis of amateur runners using accelerometers - Performance analysis of National level and regional level junior judokas - Performance analysis of ball screens in Liga Endesa (Spanish National Basketball League)
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Sports Biomechanist
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May 2009 - Feb 2017
Various projects in soccer, athletics, archery, field hockey, gait analysis with elite and amateur athletes using different biomechanical systems. My PhD thesis, "Effect of hamstring injuries on kicking in football." was done here.
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Invited Professor
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May 2016 - May 2016
Workshop on Delsys EMG and its integration with a 3D motion capture system
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Universidad Nebrija
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Spain
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Adjunct Professor
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Sep 2015 - Aug 2018
Courses taught: -"Didactics of Physical Education" (6 ECTS) [undergraduate course]. -"Didactics of Dance and Dramatic Art" (6 ECTS) [undergraduate course]. Direction and evaluation of Final Under-graduate and Post-graduate Projects. Courses taught: -"Didactics of Physical Education" (6 ECTS) [undergraduate course]. -"Didactics of Dance and Dramatic Art" (6 ECTS) [undergraduate course]. Direction and evaluation of Final Under-graduate and Post-graduate Projects.
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Real Madrid C.F.
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Spain
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Spectator Sports
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700 & Above Employee
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Football Biomechanics Specialist
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Nov 2012 - Feb 2014
- Implement and report assessments of sprinting, kicking, jumping, goalkeeper-specific movements in first-team & youth players. - Support rehabilitation with isokinetic, stability, & sprint testing. - Implement and report assessments of sprinting, kicking, jumping, goalkeeper-specific movements in first-team & youth players. - Support rehabilitation with isokinetic, stability, & sprint testing.
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International Paralympic Committee
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Germany
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Spectator Sports
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100 - 200 Employee
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Sports Biomechanist
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Aug 2012 - Sep 2012
The work consisted of in-competition race and drag analysis of swimmers competing in the London Paralympic Games using 2D photogrammetry. The work consisted of in-competition race and drag analysis of swimmers competing in the London Paralympic Games using 2D photogrammetry.
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FIFA
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Spectator Sports
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700 & Above Employee
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Sports Biomechanist
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Jun 2011 - Sep 2011
Performance analysis of FIFA World Cup referees: Biomechanical match analysis using 2D photogrammetry. Performance analysis of FIFA World Cup referees: Biomechanical match analysis using 2D photogrammetry.
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FIFA
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Spectator Sports
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700 & Above Employee
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Sports Biomechanist
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Sep 2009 - Oct 2009
Performance analysis of referees: In-competition data capture using video cameras and analysis using 2D photogrammetry. Performance analysis of referees: In-competition data capture using video cameras and analysis using 2D photogrammetry.
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Education
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Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Sports and Exercise Science -
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Master's Degree, Sports Sciences -
National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering