Coach Brett
Coaching and competing are two of Coach Brett Petersen’s passions. Consistently expanding his knowledge in exercise science, Coach Brett brings a unique perspective to his multi-sport athletes. Brett’s academic and professional certifications include:
Coach Brett is continually actively seeking continuing education in the form of attending clinics, completing addition coursework, conducting research, and self-study. Coach Brett recently completed a clinical externship in the cardiology department of Mercy hospital (both non-invasive and non-invasive cardiology) to gain valuable experience in clinical exercise physiology. This experience has given Coach Brett many new perspectives that will prove invaluable to his athletes.
Coach Brett began competing at the age of 12 when he began studying the art of Tae Kwon Do. Within 4 years, he earned a black belt and placed in the top three at several national tournaments.
At 20, Coach Brett became a cowboy and started riding bulls in the rodeo. After several hospital stays, it became clear that expenses exceeding earnings and this cowboy rode off into the sunset . . . only to appear at age 22 in the mountain bike competitions. Within one year of taking up the sport, Coach Brett was competing at the collegiate national championship. In 1998, he switched to triathlons where Coach Brett has been competing ever since.
Coach Brett’s athletic highlights include: