About Us - COACHDIRECT Sports , Wellness & Life Coaching

Time Line of CoachDirect's Journey

2012 – Sports Coaching in Bangalore
2014 – Sports in Bangalore schools
2015 – Sports in Hyderabad schools
2015 – Sports in Chennai schools
2016 – Webapp login
2017 – Corporate tournaments
2018 – Wellness programmes
2019 – Marathon and Running events
2020 – Life Coaching

Our Team

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Sports Coaches

Badminton

Veer Varma

Badminton England certified Coach
8+ years exp conducting coaching camps & tournaments at various schools, clubs & corporates for CoachDirect
Squash player represented college in UK Inter University tournaments
Yoga Instructors Certification from Swami Vivekananda Yoga University (SVYASA), Bangalore
Diploma in Physical Fitness

Vishnu Naik

Played inter-university south zone tournaments
6+ years exp as coach in various badminton academies
Accomplished swimmer and swimming coach
Bachelor of Physical Education

Skating

Murali Krishna C

National level speed skater in Quads category
Silver medal in BDRSA Open district competition
Participated and won medals in State level competitions
6+ years of experience as skating coach in various schools and academies

Monna SK

5+ years of experience as a skating caoch in Decathlon(Bangalore), schools and communities
4 years of experience as a PE teacher
Avid football & horse riding enthusiast

Football

Lijo LJ

3+ years exp as football coach and PE teacher
Winner in Kerala State schools Zonal championships
Participated in Kerala State Under 19 Football
championship
Winner in Kerala District Football Seniors tournament
Bachelor of Physical Education

Brijesh Sagar

AIFF C licensed and Strength & Conditioning coach
Working with various schools and academies since 2016
Represented Mysore University in the South Zone Inter University Tournaments
Represented Mandya District and winner of Karnataka State Pykka tournament
Represented Mandya District in Karnataka State PU Tournaments

Athletics

Shaila CM

Represented Karnataka 5 Times in U19 and Junior national level
5 Gold Medals in Karnataka State Level Junior Athletics championships in 800m and 1500m categories
Represented Davangere University in All India Inter University Tournaments
4 Time Davengere University Inter-Collegiate tournament Winner
1500mts University Record Holder

Hockey

Sachin (Erappa)

Trained by Jude Felix hockey academy (former Indian coach)
Participated in various Major teams viz. KSHA, JFHA , BOSCH ,New Ashoka Hockey club, Flying club, Koramangala Kodava Sangha.
5+ years experience as hockey coach in JHFA, KSHA and schools
Man of the Match: Represented Kodava Sangha hockey academy in Madanda Hockey fest-2013

Dance based fitness Aerobics , Zumba

Roopa Bai

5+ years experience in Dance, Zumba, Aerobics
Choerographer in various schools for annual day performance
Specialist in Bollywood, Freestyle, Hip-Hop Styles

Niranjan

9+ Years experience running own dance academy Super Steps School of Dance. Choreographer in 100+shows
Participated in ETV Kannada Super the ultimate international Talent Reality Dance Show, Sony Channel
Participated in State Level Dance Competitions
Conducted summer camps with pre-school children on Dance based fitness including Aerobics and Zumba

Karate and Self Defense

Robin Jose

Black Belt 5th Dan
Technical Director-Okinawan Karates School
General Secretary:District Karate Association Bangalore South(DKABS)
Sports Commission Vice Chairman-Akhila Karnataka Sports Karate Association (AKSKA)
Judge-Asian Karate Federation

Kyoshi P. Ram Dayal

Karate Black Belt 7th Dan, Kobudo 6th Dan & Kalaripayattu 3rd Dan
President of Okinawa Karate-do Shorin-ryu Kishaba Juku
Association of India.
Joint Secretary of Okinawa Karate-do Kobudo Federation of India (OKKFI) & Kalaripayattu Federation of India (KFI)
Founder and Chief Instructor of Academy of Unified Martial arts
(AUM)

Chess

G Amarnath

FIDE rated Chess Trainer. FIDE Id 46600779
Partcipated in International FIDE rating tournaments conducted by King Chess Foundation, Chennai
Participated in State level Chess tournaments in Chittoor and Karimnagar Districts.
Achieved best position of 3rd place. Won 5th Prize in Chess in Rayalaseema Zone.

Kiran K

International FIDE rating of 1487
15+ year experience in chess field and 3+ years as a coach
Participated school national chess championship and inter college tournaments

Bino Sebastian

International FIDE rating of 1500 in three formats Rapid, Blitz and Classical
Participated in Malaysian and Dubai international Chess festivals
Won below 1600 title in Dindigul 2016
Runner up in Bhubaneshwar 1600 rated event in 2015
Nilgiris District Championship 2014

M Koteswar Rao

International FIDE rating of 1410
12+ years exp as a Chess Coach
Author of “THINK SIMPLE CHESS”
19th Position in Nagpur International below 1600 FIDE Rating chess tournaments-2022.
2nd Best Unrated in Delhi International open Chess tournament
2nd Position in Andaman State-Level Chess tournament

Table Tennis

Anand Vardhan

Certified Level 1 coach from TTFI
8+ years exp as a Table Tennis coach for various school, academies and communities
Represented TMB University in East Zone Inter University Table Tennis Tournaments
3 time winner representing TNB College, Bhagalpur

Suresh Kumar

Certified level-1 coach from TTFI
8+ years exp as a Table Tennis coach for various schools, academies and communities
PE teacher and Cricket coach for various schools
Conducted various corporate and inter school tournaments

Priyanka M R

Represented Mysore University in National level U17 tournaments
Won 1st place at cluster level competition & 3rd place at regional level competition Hyderabad
Runner up Mysore University Inter college tournament

Yoga

Hariharan K.V

M.Sc. Yoga therapy from S-VYASA University Bengaluru
Certified Yoga Instructor from Korean Indian Traditional yoga research corporation 2019
BSc Yoga Therapy from S-VYASA University Bengaluru
7+ years exp working with various schools
Yoga therapist for Obesity, PCOD, Neuromuscular, Diabetes, Asthma, Spondylosis disorders

Pappu Prakash

Master of Science & Bachelor of Science in Yoga from S-VYASA University, Bangalore
7+ years of working experience in the field of Yoga therapy treating Diabetes, Asthma, Hypertension, etc..
Worked in Arogyadhama Naturopathy Hospital
Worked as Yoga trainer at various schools

Basketball

Ranjitha H

Played Senior Nationals
Played south zone inter university
Winner of State Olympics and CM Cup Handball
Physical education teacher in various schools
Bachelor of Physical Education

Roopesh GM

Played in various Bangalore District club leagues, 2016 till date
Runner-up in Basketball State Level PU College competitions Kalaburgi, 2014-15
Winner in Basketball event of Bangalore District level Inter School Competitions, 2013-14
Runner-up in Throwball event of Bangalore District level Inter School Competitions, 2013-14

Kabaddi

Revanth Kupparathi

Participated in State Level Kabaddi Tournament for Under-17
Participated in State Level PU Kabaddi Tournaments
Participated in 5th National Schools & Colleges Yogasana Championship
Participated in State Level Inter College Fest in Yoga

Volleyball

S Manikandan

Winner of State level Inter School Volley ball Tournament
Runner up in Bharathiyar University Inter college volleyball tournament, 2018
Runner up in Coimbatore Zonal U-19 Hockey tournament, 2012
Tamil Nadu State Technical Official Examination in Athletics, 2021
Participated in State level Inter school volleyball tournament, 2009
Master of Physical Education

Tennis

Rajesh Singh

Worked with Zeeshan Ali Tennis Academy, Bangalore
Certified Level 1 Tennis coach from All India Tennis Association, Kolkata, 2006
Certified for Play Tennis coaching programme by International Tennis Federation at AITA Kolkata, 2009
Participated in Tennis Officiating Workshop from Bengal Tennis Association, 2006
Worked with various schools and academies

Cricket

Santosh

12+ yrs experience as a cricketer and 7+ yrs experience as cricket coach.
Worked with Imtiyaz Ahmad Cricket Academy, HSR Cricket Academy
Participated State level cricket from Jharkhand state U-19. Captain of West Singhbhum District team
Played for Keonjhar district in the Inter District U-22 and U16 cricket tournament in Cuttack

Life Coaches

MS PRIYANKA LENKA

Masters in HRA, Certified Franklin Covey Life & Leadership Coach, Member of Int’l Coaching Federation (ICF), Master Practitioner in NLP & Transaction Analysis Counsellor.

Priyanka brings with her over 600 hours of executive and life coaching experience. She has over 10 years of corporate experience in Fortune 500 companies managing talents across geographies. She has extensive experience as a Learning & Development professional and also as a counsellor. She believes that every individual is blessed with intelligence, power of thoughts and a capacity to change. Her job as a coach is to facilitate one to achieve this change in an environment based on trust

Priyanka coaches on the following topics:

Effective Leadership
Career & Professional growth
Developing Assertiveness
Coping with Stress
Effective Time Management

Mr Mohammed Shamshuddin

Certified trainer in leadership & team building , Certified corporate trainer for many Fortune 500 companiesShamshuddin has over 11 years of training experience and over 16 years of operations and customer management experience. He has worked globally in USA, Middle East & India in various industries such as Telecom, ITES, BFSI, BPO, Health care, etc.. He has trained several Fortune 500 companies and his expertise lies in group facilitation and mentoring combined with big-picture and critical thinking.

Shamshuddin coaches on the following themes:

Effective Leadership
Team building
Personality Development / Soft skills
Health & Wellness
Corporate culture & customer service

Mr Veer Varma

MBA (Univ of Cambridge), MCA, Certified NLP Master Practitioner, Certified Yoga Instructor & Badminton Coach, PMP, Diploma in Physical Fitness

Veer is a co-founder of CoachDirect and has over 6 years of successful entrepreneurial experience in UK and India. Prior to this, for over 16 years, he worked with top tier global investment banks as a Change Manager, managing diverse teams. He had trained his teams on behavioral and managerial skills. He is extremely passionate about health and wellness, and personally coaches and conducts sports and wellness events at schools, corporates, colleges etc.. He mentors and coaches startups and budding entrepreneurs. Some of his coaching clients include founders of sports software companies, wellness centers, and educational institutions.

Veer coaches on the following themes:

Startups, Business & Entrepreneurship
Health & Wellness
Career / Professional growth
Wealth & Financial success

Ms Rashmi Shukla

MBA (HR), Certified NLP Master Practitioner, Masters in Commerce, Master Diploma in Training, Fellowship (insurance).

Rashmi is a Personality Development Trainer, Mind Trainer, and Wellness coach who believes in the mantra “Change starts from within”. Rashmi has a rich experience of 13 years in the Business Process Unit and Banking industry. Rashmi’s area of interests includes soft skills, personality development and she specializes in Image, Etiquette, Inner Wellness and Fitness Management. Her sessions are attended by professionals from the IT industry, defence, college students, teachers, and doctors.

Rashmi coaches on the following themes:

Health & Wellness
Career / Professional growth
Personality Development
Image & Etiquette

Mrs Kalpana Varma

Masters in Science (IT), Certified Life & Parenting Coach, Bachelors in Business Administration

Kalpana is a founding partner and head of operations in CoachDirect. She specializes in parenting and relationships coaching. Her signature “Be a successful parent and friend to your child” workshop is rated highly by parents where she brings her real life experiences as a parent and case studies from a number of her clients. She has over 10 years of entrepreneurial experience in India and in the UK. She also brings customer support experience in training industry.

Kalpana coaches on the following themes:

Parenting & Adolescence
Successful relationships
Kids & their emotions
Work / Life balance

Mrs Geetika Agrawal

Masters in Business Economics, Certified Emotional Intelligence Coach, Certified Positive Psychology Practitioner, Certified NLP Practitioner

Geetika has about 10 years experience in the corporate and education sector. She works with children and parents bringing her experience in positive psychology counselling and in managing one’s emotions. She is also a corporate trainer in Socio-Emotional learning skills and in Emotional Intelligence. She believes that “Difficult roads often leads to beautiful destination”. Her other interests are Yoga and Fine arts

Geetika coaches on the following themes:

Successful Parenting
Kids and their emotions
Coping with Stress
Controlling Habits
Effective Time Management

Mr Pranith Sarma

MBA (HR), Certified NLP Master Practitioner, Diploma in Psychology, Certified CBT Counsellor, Hypnotherapy Practitioner

Pranith brings with him over 5 years of experience in the corporate retail sector. He has trained and coached managers, supervisors and sales staff in personality development and customer focus. He is extremely passionate about career and professional growth for 10th, 12th and graduate students and derives great pleasure in leading them towards a successful career. He also brings experience as a career counsellor for defense careers.

Pranith coaches on the following themes:

Career / Professional growth
Coping with Stress
Effective Time Management
Developing Assertiveness
Successful Relationships
Controlling Habits