HURT
Injury & Concussion Management
RECORD. MANAGE. RETURN.
Simple at the sideline.
Powerful behind the scenes.
HURT connects injury management from the moment an incident is recorded through recovery, clearance and return to play.
TRUSTED BY CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS ACROSS AUSTRALIA
Good intentions need practical systems.
Communities operates within policies, standards and obligations designed to protect participants.
But too often, those obligations exist without the practical tools and systems needed to deliver them properly.It sets up good intentions, and good people to struggle — and sometimes fail.
Sports Buddy exists to close that gap.
ONE PLATFORM. THREE CRITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
SAFE
Safeguarding & Complaints Management
REPORT. RESPOND. RESOLVE.
Simple to speak up.
Powerful in the response.
SAFE provides a clear and accessible way to raise safeguarding concerns and complaints, while giving organisations a structured pathway to respond.
PROOF
Credential & Certification Management
COLLECT. CHECK. CONFIRM.
Simple to complete.
Powerful for compliance.
PROOF gives organisations a clear way to collect, manage and monitor the credentials, certifications and policy acknowledgements required across their people.
BUILT FOR COMMUNITIES.
Simple for the person doing the job
Intuitive, practical and made for real-world sport.
Powerful behind the scenes
Connected workflows and smart automation save hours.
Clearer oversight for leaders
Real-time visibility and insights into reporting.
Built for communities
Purpose-built & affordable for clubs, leagues, associations, schools & youth environments.
WHY SPORTS BUDDY IS DIFFERENT.
Three specialised platforms.
One purpose-built ecosystem.
Purpose-built for community sport. Australian built, owned and hosted.
Sports Buddy connects injury and concussion management, safeguarding and complaints, and credential and certification management in one practical ecosystem — with structured workflows, connected records and clearer organisational oversight.
| CAPABILITY | HURT | SAFE | PROOF | OTHER PLATFORMS IN THE MARKET |
MANUAL / SPREADSHEET PROCESSES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury & Concussion Management | ● | - | - | ○ Limited | × Manual |
| Safeguarding & Complaints Management | - | ● | - | ○ Partial | × Manual |
| Credential & Certification Management | - | - | ● | ○ Rare / limited | × Manual |
| Role-based access & permissions | ● | ● | ● | ○ Limited | × No |
| Audit trails & compliance evidence | ● | ● | ● | ○ Partial | ○ Limited |
| Policy acknowledgements & tracking | - | - | ● | ○ Rare | × Manual |
| Working With Children Checks management | - | - | ● | ○ Rare | × Manual |
| Pre-populated participant information | ● | - | ● | ○ Rare | × No |
| Governing body oversight & reporting | ● | ● | ● | ○ Partial | ○ Manual / limited |
| Automated workflows & reminders | ● | ● | ● | ○ Partial | × No |
| Australian built, owned & hosted | ● | ● | ● | ○ Mixed | — |
TODAY
- No or inconsistant process
- Paper forms & manual processes
- Spreadsheets & scattered records
- Email chains & missed follow-ups
- Limited to no visibility & reporting
- Extremely high risk of non-compliance
- High admin burden, huge volunteer pressure
→
THE SPORTS
BUDDY WAY
- Secure role based access
- Pre-filled player information with emergency contacts & medical history
- Intergrations with connected platforms like HITIQ, Concussion Hotline & Baseline Testing Status
- Built in dashboards, reports and automatic notifications
- Player & volunteer self service portal
→
BETTER WAY
- Structured, hierarchical, connected workflows
- Real-time visibility, reporting & followups
- Automated alerts & smart reminders
- Secure records in one place
- Stronger protection for clubs, administrators & players
- All data housed in Australia
TRUSTED BY PEOPLE WHO CARE
“HURT has transformed how we manage injury and compliance. It’s improved communication between trainers and parents and helped us strengthen education and awareness around player safety.” Jess — Head Trainer & Nurse
“SAFE gives me confidence that sensitive information is stored securely and accessible when needed. It simplifies record-keeping, makes it easier to track concerns and identify trends.” Brigette — Child Safety Officer & Social Worker
“PROOF makes it easier to keep requirements current and visible, with clearer evidence of what is complete and what needs attention.” Club Administrator
“The safety and wellbeing of our players remains a priority for the NFNL. By implementing the SAFE platform and endorsing structured injury management systems, we are providing our clubs with practical tools that strengthen safeguarding, improve governance, and support volunteers in meeting their responsibilities.” Daniel Kelly
CEO
Northern Football Netball League (NFNL)
“Player wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do. Partnering with Sports Buddy ensures that all 17 of our clubs have access to the best tools available to manage injuries, comply with concussion protocols, and protect our players.” Tony Gibson
Competition Manager
Southern Tasmanian Junior Football League (STJFL)
“Connecting objective head-impact data to a structured injury-management workflow strengthens player safety and provides greater clarity around appropriate care pathways for families.” Earl Eddings
HITIQ Chairman
& former Cricket Australia Chairman
“This partnership with Sports Buddy allows us to scale clinical-grade concussion management across an entire football league while maintaining data integrity, compliance, and consistency. HURT provides the operational backbone required to support this groundbreaking study and ensure player welfare remains front and centre.” Keith Thomas
CEO, SPARK
& former Port Adelaide President
“Initial assessment from Medic, low concern for concussion. Upon further observation and response to HURT questions re concussion form, trainer strongly advised parent to take to emergency for review.” Team Trainer — HURT Club
Direct note from injury explanation showcasing appropriate decision making.
“One of my greatest concerns regarding concussions is the level of underreporting and mismanagement, especially at a grassroots level. The more we know about concussions the better we can be at implementing measures to prevent & treat these injuries. I don't wish anyone to experience what I did & believe HURT is a step in the right direction.” Kalindi Commerford
Hockeyroo #487
& Concussion Advocate
“It was a privilege to use HURT. I have been a trainer for 8 years and I found it extremely easy to use at the time of incident or later on to update information. We had several concussions & it was fantastic that I could email parents on the return to play rules & forms with information about the cause of concussion for the GP to sight & sign.” Tracey
Team Trainer & Nurse
“There is definitely a need for Sports Buddy. As a parent with a kid at a HURT and SAFE club — this offering is fantastic.” Matthew
Player Parent
“The Concussion Hotline is pleased to support the services of Sports Buddy and highly recommends their platform to any club or organisation considering its use.” Dennis Holland
Founder
Concussion Hotline
INTEGRATIONS & PARTNERS
Connected care,
stronger outcomes.
Sports Buddy integrates with trusted partners to close the fragmentation gap.
Through our intergrations we strengthen concussion
support, injury management and connected care pathways for clubs,
participants and administrators.
Concussion Hotline
Direct access to expert concussion guidance and support within 15-mins.
HitIQ
Head-impact monitoring technology insights via a mouthguard feed directly into our portal.
Complete Concussions
Neurological Baseline Test status feeds directly into our portal.
OneSide
A referral pathway connecting clubs & officials to safeguarding assesments & frameworks.
✓
Better together.
These integrations help communities respond faster, support people better and operate with greater confidence end to end.
Industry membership
We are a proud member of Australian Sports Technologies NetworkSafer players. Compliant clubs. Smarter operations.
Let's talk about how Sports Buddy can support your club, league, association, school or organisation.