Super.charg.in is a sports forum where all sports-lovers can join in and contribute on different topics.
We have started with topics like:
1) Sports meetups and games for football and tennis in Mumbai and Pune
2) Announcements of major events and tournaments around the world
3) e-sports connections – FIFA on ps3 / ps4
The purpose of Superchargin is to give quick access to sports fans to connect with people who they can arrange games with / know more about the local sports scene and come in and contribute thoughts on different categories – on tennis, football, badminton etc.
Some achievements of Superchargin:
- We got some people together for a FIFA game on playstation as well! (Not quite what we intended – but we thought of it as e-sports!
- We got some tennis fans to meetup and play together in Mumbai
- We connected some football fans in Pune for a weekend 5-a-side game
- Got some chatter going for tennis and football games (not too much – but good start)
Features of Superchargin:
- Quick and easy sign-up : either with a twitter/facebook login or with your email (we don’t share any info with anyone of course! Sign up here –> bit.ly/sprchrgn
- Immediate updates – our tech allows all udpates to be reflected real-time (like a facebook post)
- Mobile responsive – you can access the site with ease from your mobile
- Emailer – Sign up for the newsletters and you will get updates right in your mail-boxes. (no spam guarantee)
Challenges
- Like any community forum – initial traction in terms of users is a challenge. We are reaching out to influencers in the sports community to get on-board with one-on-one session. The initial idea is well accepted. But only users will validate it.
- Even though its responsive – we need to make it more seamless. An app is on the cards as well to resolve this.
- There are several facebook pages or whatsapp groups which can be used. But our idea is that with whatsapp group number limitations its not easy to get a larger reach. Facebook is always a challenge. But we want to knit a closed groups for all sports here – not just restricted to a specific sport. Our thought is – most people like 2-3 sports and not just one. So instead of limiting it to only football or cricket – lets get it under the ‘gaming’ roof. So you will also see football fans talking about playing Fifa online as well as planning an outdoor game over the weekend.
- Contributors. We have seen lot of people visiting the site to see updates, but very few who contribute. This is a challenge across all networks- but we feel that with the ease of use of the site we can solve this. Also people want to contribute to the sports they love – hopefully this will provide a genuine platform for them. No need to do a lot – jus login and post!
Please let us know your thoughts, ideas and suggestions on this. There are a lot of good thing here, but also several areas we can improve. Do sign-in and start contributing. This is your portal – built by sport-lovers like you, for sports-lovers. Any suggestion is more than welcome. If you want to contribute on the coding side as well – please feel free to write to us.
- Clickhere to visit the site.
- Reach us at: super@charg.in
- Follow us on twitter : @superchargin
- You can write to me @ shwaytaj.raste@gmail.com
- Follow me @shwaytaj
Some of my other projects are:
- www.stepjumpr.com: A portal for startups to select the best tools for their business.
- Cricky – Book Cricket: An iPhone game where you can play by flipping the pages of a book to score (remember school days!