John Todd

Proud father and lucky husband. Enrichment through FF and WeNotMe Because We Get To. Lacrosse Coach for the WolfPack

[John Todd @CoachJTHH]

@HarbormenHockey Hingham’s Royal family

[John Todd @CoachJTHH]

@MIAA033

[Eric McHugh @emchugh229]

Interview with Abington junior QB Jack Reilly after the Green Wave’s 48-7 home win over Middleboro. Reilly threw a pair of TD passes and added a TD run as Abington (4-1) geared up for next week’s trip to Norwell (4-1). @sports_ledger @BrocktonSports @AbingtonAD

[John Todd @CoachJTHH]

@bostonherald Danny, you are the man and we can not thank you enough for supporting, promoting and fighting for the millions of cherished moments and memories we all carry. Rest assured you did for others what Hank and Stephanie did for you. 🐐

[John Todd @CoachJTHH]

@harbormenlax 🐺 Walks the the Path with Honor. WeNotMe Guy. @HarbormenNews

[John Todd @CoachJTHH]

Congrats Danny, a true Champion of HS Sports and All that drives it. I consider myself lucky to know him and call him a friend. His coaching Tree blessed us with amazing people certainly to many to count but my 2 favorite are Hank and Bruce
HOF Shift my friend ❤️@BostonHeraldHS

[Matt Feld @mattyfeld612]

Danny Ventura, the face of high school sports in New England for over the last 30 years, is retiring from the Boston Herald in August.

Ventura started at the Herald in 1991 and has since served as the go-to source for information for coaches, student-athletes, and ADs.

[Jay Civetti 🐘 @CoachCivs]

We need to change this @NCAA. I’ve got two young daughters who play lacrosse that just got home from Gillette and the whole car ride home they asked me why Courtney and @Tufts_Lacrosse wasn’t playing there today,there wasn’t a single answer that made any sense to them…or me.

[John Todd @CoachJTHH]

🐺💪🇺🇸 @charliepackard_ #02043 @harbormenlax @HarbormenNews

[Hingham HS Lacrosse @harbormenlax]

Love to see it @charliepackard_ !!! Good luck!!!

[John Todd @CoachJTHH]

@BConn63 @BostonHeraldHS Love it, Let’s go

[John Todd @CoachJTHH]

If you land Gillette in the FALL, Garden in the WINTER, Polar Park in the SPRING they can land a Respectable NON HS site for Boys and Girls Lacrosse #Equality @CoachPuzzPE_Lax @ablaxdcl @stjohnsprep @LHSMABoysLax @BRTrojans_Lax @Med_Lax @LHSLancerLax @RamsHSBoysLax @mattyfeld612

[Brendan Connelly @BConn63]

Spoke with an MIAA source about why finding finals sites has become a challenge following the meeting. For lacrosse, and boys specifically, neutral colleges and tourist favorites have become increasingly difficult to land. @BostonHeraldHS

[John Todd @CoachJTHH]

@HarbormenNews Congratulations coach, well deserved honor and it was inspiring to watch how you made Hingham a better place

[John Todd @CoachJTHH]

@jim8mojo @Niner_m @TerpsMLax @HarvardMLax @MIAA033 @EmlcaCoaches @MS_HS_LAX @ChrisMcDaniel88 @BostonHeraldHS @mattyfeld612 @BConn63 @ablaxdcl @stjohnsprep @LHSLancerLax @Westwood_HS_Lax Fill a car with friends and supporters and see some great Boys & Girls Lacrosse !! It’s OK for them to make some $ and support HS Sports. Plus it’s better than a HS with a Porta potty in East blabla for 1 game. #Equality #Effort
#Gillette #Garden #PolarPark

[John Todd @CoachJTHH]

@DomStarsiaPLL Impossible, you bring to much knowledge and integrity to the game.

[Courtney Turner @Court_J3ster]

2025 MIAA D1 State Champs 🏆

[John Todd @CoachJTHH]

@Court_J3ster Mission Complete 🏆 02043 Strong

[John Todd @CoachJTHH]

Welcome to the world of Boys and Girls Lacrosse. Definitely another whole level of Inequality

[Jim Shapiro @jimshapiro]

Hey Coach! Teach this...

[Ryan Cadres @RyanCadres]

Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month ‘25 Post #6
Success

Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to sit down and talk with long time friend one of my biggest advocates Bob Hayes. I have know Bob since our days with Hanson Youth Football. Bob is a person who will advocate for something he strongly believes in, so I am very fortunate to have him beside me as we bring Awareness to CP.

During our interview on " Bring It On" Bob continued to use the word success when describing my journey with CP. While I was flattered by his remarks, I was also very uncomfortable because I'm not sure that I am a success.

Success can be measured in many different ways. In the athletic world we measure success in terms of wins or losses. In business we measure success by the amount of money we make. In education we uses tests and report cards to measure success.

I know plenty of coaches that don't win but are successful because of the lessons the are teaching. There are businesses that are not as profitable but would help their community any chance they get. I've had students who have not scored well on tests and report cards and went on to be very successful.
So what make me successful? Is it the amount "big games" I won? No, because I never won any, the players did. Is it the amount of money I've raised for CP? No, because I could of raised more. Is it because I was good student? No, that is just not true.

I understand that people are going to measure my success because of what I'm doing with what I have and that is fine along as you know that you are all successful in your own way.

[Burlington High School Boys Lacrosse @BHSreddevilslax]

Got to watch a red devil great this afternoon. 3 sport athlete, multi sport captain, multi sport all star, red devil award recipient. No surprise he’s excelled at the next level and is a captain his senior year in college. Proud of the player and young man you are McGil!

[John Todd @CoachJTHH]

Could not have said it better. Focusing on the Foundational Values is job 1

[Bob Rodgers @WHathletics]

Even though our teams are doing well, I still have significant concerns about the current power ranking system, which I believe fundamentally undermines the core principles of educational athletics and student-athlete development.

While our teams have performed well within the existing framework, the current methodology creates problematic incentives that compromise the integrity of competitive sports. Specifically, the system's reliance on margin of victory (MOV) has compelled coaches to prioritize scoring differentials over what Inwould consider to be the spirit and purpose of education athletics.

Key issues with the current power ranking approach include:

1. Reduced Playing Opportunities: Coaches are strategically discouraged from providing meaningful game time to less-experienced players, as they must maintain a high scoring margin to achieve favorable rankings. For some teams, just a few points over the course of the season could result in failing to making the tournament or being forced to play on the road more than a 100 miles away. Wins and losses do not show up in the current formula, only the point differential.
2. Changing the very essence of how games are played: In sports like hockey, we've observed coaches being forced to deliberately avoiding standard strategic decisions—such as pulling goalies—to protect their scoring differential, which directly contradicts the educational objectives of interscholastic athletics and fails to teach the kids the proper way to play the game. In basketball where most experienced coaches teach their players the concept of time and score, that has given way to making sure they understand that 10 points is the magic number. A 1-0 win in soccer or baseball is a thing of beauty unless you are being judged by this power ranking system.

The MIAA Sportsmanship Committee advocated for reforming this system at their meeting this week voting unanimously to ask the TMC to find a ranking system that does not include MOV. During last spring's athletic director conference, where I presented on this topic alongside colleagues, there was overwhelming consensus that the current MOV-based ranking methodology requires substantial revision.

Despite widespread acknowledgment of these concerns, meaningful progress remains elusive. As administrators committed to student-athlete welfare, we must continue advocating for a power ranking system that genuinely reflects educational values over championships and rankings.