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Manohar Pahan

MANOHAR PAHAN

Assistant Professor,
Department of Sports Science & Yoga
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational & Research Institute (RKMVERI – Deemed University)

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Area of Research

  1. Psychological intervention for achieving peak performance in competition.
  2. Development of training plan and athletic potential management for long-term athletic development.
  3. Analysis of Indian Martial Arts & Yoga to understand ancient physical culture and their significance in the Indian Knowledge System for holistic development of individuals.
  4. Need based profiling of sports persons for creation of normative data-hub based on Indian population.
  5. Understanding athletic behavior through psycho-biomechanical analysis methods.

Research and Work Experience

  1. Assistant Professor at Department of Sports Science & Yoga, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational & Research Institute (RKMVERI), West Bengal from 2021-current.
  2. Co-guided M.Phil research thesis titled “Effect of 5 minutes yoga protocol: An occupational based study in Kolkata and its neighborhood” 2022.
  3. Ph.D (Physical Education/ Sport Psychology) Department of Sport Psychology, Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior 2018-2023.
  4. Consultancy for creating dashboard for Athletic Performance Management System to Jharkhand State Sports Promotion Society, Ranchi, 2022-current.
  5. Managing psychological wellbeing and physical fitness of Archery and Badminton players of Eklavya Center of Excellence, Ranchi during COVID-19 pandemic.
  6. Providing biofeedback training to university level athletes, 2017-2018.
  7. Assistant Coach of athletics in summer coaching camp, organized by Jharkhand Athletics Association at Khelgaon, Ranchi, 2014.
  8. Technical official at several zonal and national level track & field championships.

Peer-reviewed Publications

  1. Impact of New Living Environment on Reactive Stress Tolerance in Preadolescent Sports Trainees of Jharkhand, published at Physical Education Theory and Methodology, on February 2023, 23(1), 72–79.
  2. Effect of Day Time on Cognitive Performances of Preadolescent Athletes Nurtured in a Controlled Environment, published by Physical Education Theory and Methodology, on July 2022, 22(2), 268–275.
  3. Reactive Stress Tolerance in Preadolescent Sports Participants: A Comparison of Six Individual Non-Contact Sports, published by Physical Education Theory and Methodology, on March 2022, 22(1), 121–127.
  4. Comparative Study of Personality among Unmarried and Married Female Athletes, published by International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts, on July 2021, 9(7), 121-127.
  5. Kinematic Analysis of Instep Kick in Soccer Related to Ball Velocity, published by Vidyabharati International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, on December 2019, 9(2), 1-3.

Conference Papers

  • A comparative study of cognitive abilities among tribal and non-tribal young athletes of Jharkhand, in 21st Biennial International Conference of International Society for Comparative Physical Education and Sport, organized by LNCPE, Thiruvananthapuram from December 16th to 19th 2021.
  • Change in Living Environment and its Impact on Reactive Stress Tolerance in Preadolescent Sport Cadets of Jharkhand, in 42nd Annual Conference of Indian Association of Sports Medicine, organized by Sri Ramachandra Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research, Chennai from March 18th to 20th 2022.

Achievements and Awards

  • Best scientific paper award for “Change in Living Environment and its Impact on Reactive Stress Tolerance in Preadolescent Sport Cadets of Jharkhand”, by Indian Association of Sports Medicine, in IASMCON 2022, organized at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research.

Guest & Resource Person

  1. Resource person at APPICON 2022: Pre Conference Workshop on ‘Assessing exercise-induced stress on cardio-respiratory & neuro-cognitive responses’, Dec 2022.
  2. Resource person at Two day workshop on ‘Science of Yoga,’ June 2022.
  3. Resource person at APPICON 2021 pre-conference workshop on “Sports & Exercise Science,” April 2022.

Licenses and Certifications

  1. CECS Level-I Coaching certification in Athletics from Athletics Federation of India recognised by World Athletics.
  2. Federation State Technical Official recognised by Athletics Federation of India.