OBL Day at CAW

It was OBL Day at CAW, and it was nothing short of spectacular. This 1v1 tournament has become a huge hit at Chenny, and both I and OBL creator, NBA Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady, couldn’t be more thrilled. The energy on camp was electric from sunrise to sunset, with the entire day dedicated to 1v1 basketball. We were honored to have  OBL Champion John Jordan and NY street ball stars Leaky Roof and Pyrex spend the day with us, and our campers and staff loved every moment of today.

The 1v1 trend is real, and Biddy City was buzzing with tournaments all day long. We held camper tournaments throughout the day, with each division represented by players battling it out on the court.  Congratulations to Maya Park  who won for lower camp girls and Mia Donnson who cinched it for upper camp girls. Rezner Sacks took the win for lower camp boys and  Alex Lindenbaum won for upper camp boys. After Upper camp had their OBL tournament, it was off to the movies for them for their last official trip of summer 2024.

I would have to say that one of the best parts of today was during rest hour when I brought the players to the bunks for some pics and autographs and when the players got to the freshman girl bunks, they just couldn’t leave. The girls brought out their skin care and gave some of their croc jibits to the players.  Then is was bracelet making time and the players walked out of their bunks with their wrists full of summer friendship bracelets that they wore all day long. There is nothing cuter than a streetballer from NY proudly wearing a pink and purple rainbow loom bracelet and  lipstick, dinosaur and unicorn jibits in his croc all from the freshman girls who made them feel right at home in their bunk.

The excitement was palpable, and when the evening activity rolled around, the staff joined in on the action with their own 1v1 tournament. The campers got behind their counselors, and it was pure magic. The positive energy was everywhere, making it one of those unforgettable days all around the game of basketball. A truly memorable day of summer 2024.