Malav Shroff
Olympian, World Olympians Association, Medical Commission
I have known Mugdha since she was a top-class swimmer and a National Champion. She was one of the most hardworking and focused person I knew. Over the years she has kept up with top class sports through her passion for Psychology and currently is one of the most sought after Psychologist for top athletes in India. Having been through the sports system in India and knowing the hardships faced by the Indian athletes, she is someone who is most adapt to deal with this complex but important subject in India.
Peter Carswell
Coached on Australian swim teams from 2004 to 2016 and current high performance coach at Glenmark Mumbai
Mugdha works regularly with the Glenmark team to educate and empower our swimmers and coaches through psychological skill development and consultation to increase the probability of optimal performance outcomes. Our athletes are better prepared for podium success through the systematic self-regulation of constructive thinking, energy and emotion when they utilize the techniques taught by Mugdha. By acknowledging and developing their psychological processes, our swimmers are more resilient and better able to recover from performance slumps and manage training stress. Further, these processes help them develop life skills that will assist in managing the variety of stresses we all face on a daily basis.
Mudit Dani
Table Tennis player | 2019 US Open Bronze Medalist | Top 200 ITTF Men’s Singles World Ranking (#6 India) | Ex Junior Top 10 in the World | Represented India (Jr + Sr) at 45 World Events where I won 30 medals (7 Gold, 7 Silver, 16 Bronze)
As a young kid, I always thought the most important part of my game was my technical and physical skills. As I grew older I realised the importance of mental training. In fact, I’ve realised that very often being able to execute your training skills in a match is just a process of being mentally trained to use the pressure to your advantage and stay in the present. Working with Mugdha Ma’am for the past few years has revolutionised my game and helped me transition fast from the junior to seniors! Her words help me on and off the court. I’m sure she will help anyone bring out their best game and unlike me, do start as young as possible!
Sakshi Malik
First Indian Female wrestler to win a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics
एक स्पोर्ट्सपर्सन को फिसिकल के साथ साथ मेंटली स्ट्रॉंग होना भी बहोत मेहेत्वपूर्ण है | स्पोर्ट्स सिर्फ फिसिकल गेम नहीं है | अगर स्पोर्ट्स पर्सन मेंटली स्ट्रॉंग नहीं है तो वो अच्छा परफॉर्म नहीं कर सकता है | सब स्पोर्ट्स का अपना अलग अलग रोल होता है पर कॉन्टॅक्ट स्पोर्ट्स में माईंड का स्ट्रॉंग होना बहोत जरुरी है अगर हम मेंटली स्ट्रॉंग है तो हम ओप्पोनेन्ट्स के उपर दबाव बना सकते है और आधे से ज्यादा गेम तो हम वैसे हि जीत जाते है | सभी स्पोर्ट्सपर्सन को मेंटल ट्रैनिंग लेनी चाहिये | मेरा खुद का अनुभव है कोई भी बडे कॉम्पेटीशन से पिहले मै जरुर मेंटल ट्रैनिंग लेती हू जिस से मेरे उपर किसी तारिके का कोई दबाव ना हो और मै अच्छा परफॉर्मन्स दे पाती हू |
Santosh Iyer
Father of Shreyas Iyer, Indian Cricketer
When I had taken Shreyas to Mugdha he was a very talented cricketer with great skills. But, due to some reasons he was not able to perform to his potential. That’s when Mugdha came into the picture and I could see changes for the best. I feel mental training is the most important aspect for a person’s success. All the other training is incomplete without mental training.
Leena Dhami
Mother of Palak Dhami, National level Swimmer
She is a mentor , an advisor a best friend and more then that she is a beautiful human with a loving heart. In sports your mind set is equally important as your training, you have to be mentally strong in any race and Mugdha has supported my daughter Palak Dhami in all aspects of life beyond swimming by making her confident in whatever she is doing in Life.
Palak Dhami
National Swimmer
Working with Mugdha helped me to understand what it means to be mentally tough enough to perform at my best all the time. Before I started my sessions I was very nervous about my swimming. Mugdha in all these years taught me to be strong, tough and fearless. Now I am more confident and I believe she will be help me like this throughout my life.
Dr. Makarand Waingankar Ph D
Sports Journalist and Sports administrator
I have known counselling psychologist Mugdha Bavare for a long time. Having spent half a century in sport journalism and administration I observed that the pressure to perform from coaches and parents have affected talented teenagers considerably more so after IPL was launched in 2008.
While mentoring some players who were playing for their states I noticed there were cases of players cracking under pressure. I referred such players to Mugdha who not only diagnosed the psychological problems but made them more effective. Their behaviour too changed.
For a sports person to perform consistently at the highest level he or she has to be guided by a counselling psychologist and I am happy to say Mugdha did it so well that some of them are oozing with confidence.
WELL DONE, MUGDHA. KEEP IT GOING
Chandrakant Pandit
Former Indian cricketer and Cricket Coach
It has said and maintained by many of the top class Cricketers in the world that this game has been played above the shoulder (mentally) more than physically with 80 / 20 % and some says 70 / 30 %. it clearly indicates that performance base on his mental approach even though he has Talent.and ability. One can not deny his technical & Physical Preparation to survive in this game. But along with these, another very important aspect to bring out the best in the player is definitely the mental toughness.
many Cricketers inspite of their Talent & Skills finds mentally weak due to various reasons, it includes fear of failure, Selectors / Coach / family / friends pressure, getting diverted to unwanted issues or over focus to perform in the situation, probably finds difficult to handle pressure situation.
I sincerely believe that we need more and more sports psychologists to help the cricketers to reach the next level by improving their mental approach to become more tougher.
I am convinced that apart from their game, we need support from some of the good psychologist for many of the cricketers to enhance their performances while playing this game.
I really appreciate the work done by Mrs. Mugdha Bavare at Mumbai Cricket Association during my tenure as a Director of the Academy, for the various age groups cricketers, which has helped them to raise their bar as far as performance and characters are concerned. I wish her all the support for the same.
Dipika Pallikal
Indian Squash Player. She is the first Indian to break in top 10 in the PSA Women's rankings
I've known Mugdha for almost 3 years now and what a difference it’s made to my game. Mugdha has always been a calming voice for all my problem be it on court, as well as off court. When I decided to work with Mugdha, I never really believed in having a mental trainer on board my team. It was something I was always against. I felt ‘if I couldn’t control my mind and thoughts no could help me with it ‘! I was advised by most of my team that I needed one, and I finally gave in and it has been the best decision ever. Over the years I’ve realised what a big part mental training plays in ones development in any field. Mugdha always has an answer to all my problems, which makes life easier to get on court and just enjoy your game and to play it to the best of your abilities. Mugdha has been an eye opener to my career and without doubt doubt will bring in the best to whoever she works with.
Kalpesh Koli
Table Tennis coach
As a table tennis Coach I have realised that to take a player to the next level only talent is not enough. Mental training plays an important role and Mugdha is doing exactly that for my players.
Viren Rasquinha
Former captain of India's national field hockey team and a CEO of Olympic Gold Quest
Mughda has all the qualities of an excellent Sports Psychologist. Her positive attitude, calm temperament, empathy and past experience of being a top swimmer herself enable her to win the trust of the athletes she interacts with very quickly. She is very solution oriented and always make a positive impact.