CPSC WEEKLY UPDATE – September 15, 2025

New Parent Meeting – Wednesday, September 17^th

We will have our seasonal new parent meeting this Wednesday @ 5:00 pm in the LGI room.  When you enter the normal swim practice entrance, if you take a left down the first hallway and walk straight to the Athletics Commons area, you will see three hallways.  Take the farthest hallway to the left that heads towards the cafeteria.  The LGI room is on the left hand side.  Topics that will be discussed:  introduction to the swim club, coaching staff, where to find things on the website, how to register for swim meets, how to subscribe to the calendar on your mobile device, how to sign up to volunteer for a meet, as well as other topics.  Please have a least one parent from each family attend.

Swimmers Shoulder Presentation – Tuesday, September 23^rd  

Local physical therapist and former swimmer, Bryan Buksar, will be at CPHS presenting a talk on swimmers shoulder on Tuesday, September 23^rd at 5:00-5:45 pm in the Wellness Room.  Talk will include:

• Basic anatomy of the Shoulder
• Definition of Swimmer’s Shoulder
• Positions of Shoulder Impingement
• Discuss how rotator cuff stabilizes shoulder
• Discuss tendonitis and tenodesis
• Methods to help dimmish or abolish shoulder pain

Bryan’s desire to be a physical therapist stems from his own history with swimmers shoulder from his day of swimming age group, high school, college, & masters.  He was a champion at almost every level he has participated in as well as an All-American.  He swam collegiately at Ball State University and currently swims masters with Munster.  Obtained his physical therapy degree from Rosland Franklin University in Chicago and has worked as a outpatient orthopedic physical therapist for over 20 years.

This talk is open to all swimmers and parents and I would highly recommend you come, listen, and ask questions as this injury is the most common in swimmers.

New Officials Clinic – October 7^th

On October 7^th, Tom Gubbins, our CPSC club head referee, will be meeting with prospective parents who would like to give back to their swimmers activity by becoming a USA Swimming official.  Discussions will start at 5:30 pm in the SGI room near the cafeteria, across from the LGI room.  Becoming an official will fulfill your volunteering requirements as long as the training courses are completed and you are actively involved in our home meets at the minimum.  Please reach out to Tom at [email protected].

CPSC Team Pictures – Wednesday, October 22^nd

Legends Photography will be coming to CPSC on Wednesday, October 22^nd for our team pictures.  Once again, all pictures will be done individually and a team photo will be produced from those.  Swimmers will be taking pictures in their suits and will have practices that night, if time allows.  Elite group individuals will start at 3:00 pm sharp and I would like all to be in this picture.  Purchase of photos is optional and a link to purchase will be sent out sooner to the event.  Bronze group pictures will be taken at 5:00, Silver group pictures at 5:30, and Gold & Platinum will be taken at roughly 5:45.  Any family with multiple swimmers can have their swimmers pictures taken together, if they wish, at the earlier time slot of the two.

Meet Schedule Changes

Due to our cancelling of the meets that we would have hosted at Hobart, I have added a few meets in their place.

*Age Group Intrasquad – Thursday, October 2^nd – Warm Up at 5:00 pm / Meet Start at 5:45 pm

*CP vs DUNE Dual Meet – Saturday, October 18^th – Warm Up at 9:00 am / Meet Start at 10:00 am

*LWSA Winter Whiteout Invitational @ Lincoln Way Central HS – January 23^rd-25^th

Reminders for Parents

• No parents are allowed on the pool deck during practices and meets (unless volunteering at the meets) as this would invalidate our club insurance through USA Swimming’s provider.  There is no exception on this.  If you have any questions on this, please contact Head Coach John Krick.
• No parents are allowed in the locker rooms as this is a Safe Sport violation.  Again, no exception on this.  We are a Safe Sport Certified club and cannot risk losing this certification.  If your swimmer seems to be taking too long (meaning longer than 15-20 minutes), please ask a coach or another swimmer if they can check on them.  If you have any questions on this policy, please contact Tiffany Lyles, CPSC Safe Sport Chair.
• Please let the coaches do the coaching.  We celebrate your role as a parent and realize the work that you do every day in that.  Please allow the coaches to be the ones that the swimmers get their swimming feedback and information from at the connection is critical to their success.  Even if you swam, many things technically have changed, and the coaches are the best avenue for the swimmers to learn this information from.
• If you need to speak to a coach, please email them to schedule a time as they will be more than willing to speak to you AFTER or BEFORE practice.  During practice is not the time for coaches to have those discussions as it takes their attention away from the swimmers.  If it is an emergency, then, please do not come on deck, come to the edge of the stands and ask a coach if they can meet as soon as possible.
• Attendance matters.  We will always understand conflicts that keep our swimmers from attending practices, however, the more they can be there, the quicker progress can come.  Being there is the first step to becoming an elite level swimmer and while there are many after that, if we don’t get to see your swimmers more than twice a week, it becomes harder to teach the technicalities of swimming for them to pick up on and make habits of.
• If you every have any questions about the “wet side” of the program, please contact Head Coach John Krick at either 219-838-3294 (DAWG) or at [email protected].  If you every have any questions about the “dry side” of the program, please contact one of our board members whose email can be found on the “COACHES” page of the website down at the bottom of the page.
• Always stay positive with your swimmers, they put more pressure on themselves they you’ll ever realize.  And trust me, adding pressure to a boiling pot never ends well.