Powerspeed Gallery

This collection offers a glimpse into Kerry Hill’s coaching journey — from working across a wide range of sports to supporting athletes of all ages and stages. Each image reflects the diverse experiences, environments, and influences that have shaped his coaching philosophy today.

Jaxon Woolley (2nd left), NZ’s fastest para, 2025, beating two Olympians – huge breakthrough PB at NZ Champs and still only 19 yes old.

Winners of the NZ U20 100m 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, & senior 200m 2025, Marielle Venida (at 19yrs) and Tayla Brunger (top photo), on Powerspeed programs.

NZ Speed Climbing team 2023, Olympians 2024 Juian David & Sarah Tetzlaf in the middle, World U20 champion Julian David, on the right in pic of coach Rob Moore.

Brooke Somerfield (L) nine NZ sprint medals from 2015 to 2025, bronze in relay at World Universities, Italy, 2019.

Three Powerspeed Crew in NZ relay squads at World U20s, Poland 2016 : Ethan Holman, Jake Hurley, Brooke Somerfield

Auckland Hearts Cricket visit for camp, Mount Maunganui Beach, 2015.

Powerspeed Crew 2024 with visiting coach and athletes from Southland.

Senior and junior Powerspeed Crew 2024. Visiting Pakuranga club athletes.

Ran several clinics for Whanganui Collegiate from 1990 to 2019.

The second IAAF Course taken in Singapore, with German coach, Dieter

Lecturing for IAAF (World Athletics), two weeks with Bill larsen of Australia, in Solomon Islands.

Team hairstyle with the Mighty Men of Doha RFC, Qatar.

Jake Hurley, World U20 beach flags champion 2014 and Athletics World U20 NZ relays rep, Poland 2016, NZ U16 Surf Lifesaving Sportsman of the Year, 2013.

Kodi Harman (L) and Joseph Miller (R), NZ U20 and senior 100m champs, 2013, 10.48 & 10.38s

Kodi Harman, World senior beach sprint medalist, 2014; NZ 100m senior, U20, U18 champion

Alan Henderson (2nd left), 3 x bobsleigh Olympian 1998-2004, NZ rep sprinter. Pictured with fellow sprinters & bobsleigh reps, Fraser MacDonald and Paul Cuff( L & R).

Yvonne Danson, Commonwealth Games marathon bronze medalist. Discussing her aqua training program in Singapore.

Hamkah Afik and the national relay squad, aqua training in Singapore – highly valuable and unique lactate-based training programs created with sports scientists over three years.

Gus Nketia and Hamkah Afik, training in Singapore.

Gus Nketia at the World Champs 1993. Chosen to run the 100m, he opted out with a suspect hamstring in order to be fit for the relay (made semis) one week later. Selfless decision.

Relay group, 4×100 & 4x400m,  World Champs, Stuttgart 1993.

 

Their 4x400m is still the National Record 22 years later: L to R: Sean Farrell, Chris Donaldson, Nick Cowan’s back, Mark Keddell, Todd Blyth, Darren Dale (minus Gus).

Suzie Coleman, (middle), at World Universities

Yusof Alias and Hamkah Afik (Singapore) trained with us for one year in NZ, alongside Gus Nketia and Jonathan Schmidt here on the North Shore.

Yusof Alias and Hamkah Afik – they had a tour of the South Island after their year-long training camp, and we met Commonwealth Games sprint coach and close friend, Jeff Bailey, along the way.

Hamkah Afik (Singapore) in our National Team at the Asian Games, here against sprinters from Qatar and Japan.

James Dolphin, Commonwealth sprint finalist, World Champs quarter finalist,  Olympian. Only athlete to ever win NZ Schools and NZ senior men 100m in same season, both by 1/100th second.

Crew member, Barcelona  Olympian & World Champs relay sprinter, Paul Gibbons.

Ran another NZ Surf Lifesaving beach sprint camp, this one at Mairanga Bay.

Graeme Read, World U18 200m finalist, 2005.

Graeme Read, World U18 200m finalist, 2005.

Powerspeed, Winners of Australian titles, James Dolphin, senior 200m, Matt Brown, U20 100m, and James Mortimer (not pictured) senior 110m hurdles – all within one hour.

Before the consulting work with the Warriors, Auckland Blues, Northern Force netball, we had the North Harbour rugby development squad

The first ever North Harbour team of any grade to play on Eden Park was this 1985 NH Schools team that drew with Auckland Schools, and beat them in the Nthn Region tournament one month later in New Plymouth.

National Tournament winners.

Can you spot the future All Blacks in this primary school rep team? Top right, back row, Frano Botica.

Westlake won the Central Zone Boys Schools Athletics Championship that they’d never won in the previous 80 years (Kings, Auck Grammar, Kelston, St Peters, etc.).

Doha RFC West Asian Champions, 2012.

New Zealand Athlete Magazine Cover

Paul Cuff (R) and Darren Dale (L), NZ 400m champs 1st & 2nd, and with Kevin Philpot bronze. These three athletes placed 1,2,3 for Kerry’s crew.

 

Kerry Hill was the editor of NZ Athletics Coach Magazine for six years.

 

Kerry was also the Co-editor of NZ Athlete magazine with his coach, Dave Norris, for eight years.

NZRFL Official Manual

NZRFL official manual, foreword by NZ Captain, Gary Freeman, says in part: Before moving to Australia to play, I had experienced the work of the authors when I worked with them in the off-season. Through my improvement, I am delighted to personally vouch for their knowledge and dedication and recommend this highly worthwhile NZRFL booklet. 

Powerspeed Crew 1989

Olympians, World Champs,  Commonwealth Games, World Universities, World Juniors reps, all NZ champions, medalists or finalists , NZ bobsleigh reps – training group in the 1980-90s.

 

Powerspeed Crew 1989:

Back Row (L–R):

  • Nigel Park – U20 100m, triple & long jump champion; multi-medallist at NZ Seniors

  • Gavin Barker – Auckland U18 400m medallist

  • Nairn Henderson – NZ Senior triple jump medallist

  • Bill Barker – Parent extraordinaire and long-time supporter

  • Jonathan Schnidt – NZ 400m hurdles champion, Malaysian champion, World Universities representative

  • Milan Dell – Auckland Marist senior rugby player

  • Kevin Philpot – NZ Senior 400m hurdles champion and 400m medallist

  • Alan Henderson – Triple Olympian (Bobsleigh); NZ U20 sprint representative

Middle Row:

  • Fraser McDonald – NZ U20 100m medallist & NZ Bobsleigh representative

  • Paul Gibbons – NZ pole vault record holder, Olympian, World Champs competitor, and national relay member

  • Toni Hodgkinson (now Smart) – Commonwealth Games 800m finalist at age 18; later Olympian

  • Ian Barber – 4th in NZ Senior 200m; maths wizard and general quiz legend

  • Doug Pirini – Olympian and 4th place in decathlon at the Commonwealth Games

  • Christian Fenton – Auckland 110m hurdles champion and NZ finalist

  • Christine Browne – Auckland long jump medallist and national finalist

  • Paul Cuff – NZ 400m winner and Bobsleigh World Cup representative

Front Row:

  • Simone Spencer – NZ 100m finalist; multiple national titles in beach sprinting

  • Yvette McCausland (now Durie) – World U20s relay finalist for NZ (1990)

  • Rob McNeill – NZ 100m hurdles finalist

  • Jess Barker – Auckland finalist in 400m and 800m

  • Lynda McGrath – NZ and Auckland 800m finalist

  • Darren Dale – World Champs 4x400m semi-finalist; Commonwealth Games 4th place; current NZ record holder

The 2000–2006 PowerSpeed Coaching Crew

A talented group of athletes, many of whom competed nationally and internationally.

 

Standing (Left to Right):

  • Sam Higgie – NZ Senior 400m medallist

  • Byron Smith – NZ U20 hurdles medallist

  • Matt Brown – NZ and Australian U20 sprint winner, national record holder, Commonwealth Games relay member (Melbourne)

  • Dave Falealili – Regular NZ sprint finalist, Commonwealth Games relay finalist (2006)

  • James Dolphin – NZ Schools & Senior Champion; 200m and relay finalist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games; 200m quarter-finalist at the 2003 World Champs in Paris

  • Sarah Cowley (now Ross) – Heptathlete, jumper, and hurdler with 17 NZ medals; Olympian (2012), World University Games x3, Commonwealth Games x2

  • Stacey Lindeboom – Unbeaten junior sprinter before moving to Australia in her late teens

  • Leah Warnock (now Grey) – Provincial sprint medallist

Front Row:

  • Kieran Cocks – Provincial sprint finalist

  • Graeme Read – World U18 200m finalist and 1st XI cricketer for Rangitoto College

  • Joelene Neville – Provincial sprint medallist