His philosophy of preparing and educating each individual athlete leads to what he feels is the most important aspect of any training program: enjoying the journey! He feels the successful coaching of athletes is based on excellent communication, consistent training, and attention to detail. He believes in working closely and in cooperation with athletes to define and refine their goals and teach them how to achieve them. His role as a coach involves motivating athletes, preventing injuries due to overtraining and challenging them to reach their goals. Scott understands the importance of keeping life in perspective through prioritizing family, work, and training. This balance is key to enjoying the journey! Winning trophies and medals is a nice bonus but the real reward to an athlete is this process, the journey. The real reward and success of coaching is helping athletes reach their goals.

She enjoys sharing her triathlon knowledge with all levels of triathletes. Tristin has the ability to motivate athletes to achieve the goals through relating to their current level of fitness and experience. She understands how to balance life as a mom, wife, teacher and athlete.