Scott was born in Newport Beach and has lived in Orange County throughout his life. After a serious motocross injury stopped him from competitive racing, he developed an interest for tennis in 1990. He discovered that tennis helped him stay in great shape and satisfied his drive for competition.

After only a year of playing, Scott made the golden west college tennis team in 1990. Shortly thereafter, he was invited by the director of junior tennis (Sam Olsen) to begin a coaching career with the Sam Olsen Tennis Academy at the Balboa Bay Club. It only took a few months to discover that coaching suited him, and that this would be a lifelong pursuit. So, in the summer of 1991, he accepted a coaching apprenticeship and went to England to develop his coaching skills and teaching philosophy.

After returning from England, he began coaching full-time for Sam Olsen at the Balboa Bay Club and later at the Sunny Hills Racquet Club. Scott would later take two years out of his coaching career to serve a full-time mission in the state of Washington for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Once home from his mission, he pursued and completed his academic education earning a Bachelors degree from Brigham Young University - Utah. Moving back to California in 2001 Scott began coaching again at the Newport Beach Tennis Club with Billy Durango - Now under the direction of Craig Johnson called "Grip and Rip Junior Tennis."

Throughout his coaching career, Scott's main focus has always been junior player development. His long term coaching goal is to help his players work their way up to eventually and successfully compete at the highest level. To become a successful player at any level Scott has determined that each player needs at least three things: FUN / IMPROVEMENT / FITNESS.

First, FUN. Through a variety of games and drills coach Scott shows students how FUN the "game" of tennis can be - after all who wants to practice for hours if they're not having FUN. Second, players get bored if they don't see improvement - maybe not always huge or immediate results, but visible nevertheless - just keep in mind: it usually takes years to become an overnight success. And lastly, among other things, tennis has definitely become more and more a game of fitness. Scott always tries to incorporate some type of tennis related physical activity or movements into each class. He understands that the players of today's era need to be in great physical shape in order to successfully compete. Those who are more physically prepared tend to play better and avoid serious injuries. Coach Scott is a valuable addition to the program and is dedicated and prepared to give each and every one of his students his best.