John began playing rugby shortly after he started walking. The son of long-time area coach Fred Bressette, John began playing rugby with Orchard Park Youth Rugby in 2008 and was one of the very first Kenmore Youth Rugby players as they started play in 2011.

John began his coaching career leading the middle school aged youth tackle group for Kenmore Youth Rugby while still a high school player with the Kenmore Rugby Boys team. John has since become the club's Youth Rugby Coaching Coordinator, primarily focusing on developing the club's practice plans and teaching introduction to contact skills.

In the Spring of 2022, John was named Head Coach of the Kenmore Boys Middle School team, and later Head Coach of the Girls Middle School team as well.

John resides in the Town of Tonawanda and is a teacher at Hoover Middle School.