Gold Coast – Australia, Playbk Sports is proud to celebrate the success of four client organisations recognised at the 2025 Learn X Awards, held at the Crown Palladium, Melbourne on Wednesday 26th November, 2025. Across four categories, each client received honours for their leadership in digital learning and their commitment to strengthening participation, capability and community outcomes through education technology.
The awards highlight an exceptional year of collaboration and innovation across the sport sector, with Playbk Sports powering the design, development and delivery of the nominated learning platforms and programs.
The results on the Learn X Awards night included:
• AusCycling + Playbk Sports: AusBike Digital: Platinum Winner — Best Micro-Learning
• Gold Coast SUNS + Playbk Sport: SUNS Learning: Platinum Winner — Custom/Bespoke (Industry Specific – Sport)
• NFL Australia/New Zealand + Playbk Sport: NFL Flag Teacher Accreditation: Platinum Winner — Best Learning Impact
• Special Olympics Australia + Playbk Sport: Inclusive Sport Academy: Platinum Winner— Best EdTech & Learning & Development
Each of the recognised programs was co-designed with its respective organisation, blending sport expertise, educational rigour, high-quality video production and scalable technology to meet the needs of schools, teachers, coaches, athletes and volunteers across Australia and New Zealand.
In total, the four LMS platforms collectively impacted:
• More than 300,000 learners across sport and education
• Strong engagement metrics, including 90% learner satisfaction rates
• Curriculum-aligned pathways that make learning accessible, enjoyable and meaningful
• National and international reach, with programs extending across regional, metro and remote communities
Playbk Sports CEO, Jon Shepherd, said:
“These awards represent the best of what can be achieved when sport, education and technology come together with a shared purpose. Each organisation brought vision, ambition and deep commitment to their communities. Our role was to help shape that into learning experiences that are accessible, scalable and genuinely impactful.”
Playbk Sports COO, Damian Hecker, said:
“We are incredibly proud of all four clients. These recognitions reflect years of collaboration, testing, co-design and refinement and most importantly, the positive outcomes these programs are delivering. The impact speaks for itself.”
A Year Defined by Collaboration and Innovation
From grassroots participation to inclusive sport education and teacher capability building, each award-winning program demonstrates the power of purposeful digital transformation. The recognition reinforces Playbk Sports role as a trusted partner for leading professional clubs and National Sporting Organisations committed to delivering measurable community impact.
A special thank you to ClickView, our trusted video-streaming partner, for your support on the night and for the educational rigour and quality you bring to every client video we produce together. Your expertise continues to strengthen the learning experience for schools, teachers and communities across all programs.
For further information about the Learn X awards download this PDF or contact Playbk Sports at in**@**********ts.com.
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About Playbk Sports
Playbk Sports delivers premium digital learning solutions tailored for the sporting sector.
Since 2015, we have partnered with elite clubs and national sporting bodies to design eLearning programs and branded LMS platforms that drive participation, build workforce capability and create measurable impact across schools, coaches, athletes and communities.
Trusted by organisations including teams from the AFL, NRL, NBL and the NFL, as well as AusCycling, Little Athletics Australia and Special Olympics Australia.
