The destination
To help build an Indian football ecosystem capable of developing world-class players and competing at the highest level of the global game.
About Slide Tackle
Pioneering. Integrating. Transforming sport.
A Bengaluru-based sports company combining football understanding, commercial thinking, media, operations and emerging technology.
Subhadeep Mahanta · Founder & Sports Business Strategist
A lifelong ambition, turned into practical work.
Subhadeep's ambition to contribute to Indian football began in college in 2011, driven by a belief that India can one day qualify for and compete to win the FIFA World Cup. He chose sports management as his route to creating meaningful impact in the game.
Slide Tackle was founded to help close a persistent development gap: talented Indian footballers often have limited access to stronger football cultures, higher-intensity competition and advanced development systems. The company is being built to create credible international pathways and make progress towards professional football clearer and more measurable.
The wider vision includes using technology, gamified training and performance tracking to motivate consistent development and help promising players become visible beyond conventional scouting networks. The long-term goal is to build a football academy and, eventually, a football club founded on high-quality development, meaningful competition, measurable progress and genuine pathways.
AIFF D Licence coachSports strategy & operationsFormer technology consultant
Direction
What Slide Tackle is building towards.
How we contribute
To create credible development pathways for Indian footballers by connecting them with higher-quality training and competition, using technology to make progress measurable and engaging, and building systems that help promising talent develop, gain visibility and pursue professional opportunities.
Operating principles
The standard behind the work.
Football context first
Decisions are shaped by how players, parents, coaches, clubs and competitions actually operate.
Execution has an owner
Strategy is translated into responsibilities, deliverables and a practical route to completion.
Claims need evidence
Results, achievements and career information are presented accurately and supported by verified evidence.