About us
Every player.
Every level.
Their own best.
Benchmark creates sport and movement experiences for schools, families and communities, built around one simple idea: every child deserves to see their own progress, and to know it counts.
Who we are
Chasing the PB, not the podium
Every athlete, at every level, is chasing the same thing: a Personal Best. Not a trophy, not a ranking. Just proof of their own progress.
Our programs draw on the principles of the Combine Testing Method: measuring what matters, celebrating individual improvement, and treating every benchmark as a starting point rather than a finish line. We have taken that philosophy out of elite testing environments and into schools and communities, so every kid gets to feel that sense of progress, not just the ones who are already winning.
When kids see their own benchmark, not someone else's, sport becomes something they belong to, not something they are measured against.
What we measure
Speed
How fast you move today, against how fast you moved last time.
Agility
Changing direction with control, balance and confidence.
Endurance
Keeping going a little longer, session after session.
Accuracy
Hitting the target more often as skills sharpen.
Every player tests and tracks their own PBs. Players measure themselves against their own best, not each other.
What we do
Our programs
Combine Games School Partnerships
Combine Games is a Benchmark initiative that partners with schools to design an inclusive team sports experience. We join your plan: the program complements your PE teachers and curriculum rather than replacing them.
Benchmark Holiday Program
Active sports play over the school holidays, with every player testing and chasing their own Personal Bests across speed, agility, endurance and accuracy.
Benchmark Summer Series
Weekly 2-hour sessions every Friday at Norths Devils Juniors, Nundah. Open to all schools, with the same PB focus as our holiday program.
What we stand for
Our values
How we partner with schools
When students feel connected, everything grows
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The team
Meet the founders
Chief Architect & Co-Founder
Darryl Finlay
0411 649 299Known to every kid on the field as Coach D.
Benchmark
Business Operations & Co-Founder
Luke Hinton
0407 747 049Keeps programs, partners and families running smoothly.
BenchmarkSessions are delivered with support from our volunteers. Every session is run with ASCA Level 1 coaching, Combine Games qualified staff and Blue Cards, and our child safety practices are guided by the Queensland Child Safe Standards.