A DAY AT CDBC
Ever wondered what a day at the Chris Dudley Basketball Camp is like? Now you know!
Good Morning: Team Lines
First thing in the morning, campers join their coaches and teammates on the courts in “Team Lines”. We start each day off together as a full camp. Coaches give their teams a preview of what the day holds.
Test and Shot, Breakfast
At breakfast, lunch, dinner, and bedtime snack, campers go through a “test and shot” procedure. All campers test blood sugars/review CGM data, count carbohydrates for their meal based on a menu, meet with the camp doctors, and administer insulin doses. All blood sugars, carbs, and doses are recorded on individual charts, allowing our medical team to assess trends and make dosing changes as needed.
Morning Basketball
After breakfast, we hit the courts! On Monday, campers will be assigned to a team, coach, and counselor. Each team has between 6-10 campers, with 4 teams of younger campers and 6 of older. Coaches work with campers on basketball skills. We start the morning with stretches and fundamentals drills.
Morning Snack
Each morning, campers have a healthy snack of 15 grams of carbohydrate plus protein to keep blood sugars up while we compete. Counselors trained in blood sugar testing and treatment are present with campers at all times to assist with blood sugar testing, low treatments, and any other diabetes related concerns.
More Basketball!
After Morning Snack… we keep playing! We love having special guests out to CDBC! We have welcomed experts such as Coach Herb Brown; NBA players Brian Grant, Terry Porter, and Jerome Kersey; strength and conditioning coach, Bobby Medina; and the Portland Trail Blazer Youth Exercise Coaches. These special guests join us throughout the week and love working with CDBC campers.
Test and Shot, Lunch
Our kitchen staff and nutrition specialist work hard to make sure campers with food sensitivities and allergies (gluten, dairy, nuts, etc.) or preferences (vegetarian, vegan, etc.) always have enough food options to make a balanced meal.
Game Time!
We continue after lunch with basketball. On most days, the afternoon means game time! Teams come together to compete, ultimately for the championship game on the last day of camp!
Free Time
While we love basketball at CDBC, we want to make sure that everyone takes a breather! We keep the campers off the courts from about 2:30 to 4:30 every day (usually the hottest time) and host several other activities throughout camp. We start our free time with an afternoon snack to prevent low blood sugars (15g carbs plus protein). Campers are welcome to enjoy the swimming pool, shop in the camp store (CDBC clothing, swag, diet soda, other carb-free drinks), or play volleyball, cornhole, and other yard games!
Test and Shot, Dinner, then more Basketball!
There is usually about an hour of basketball after Freetime and then campers head up to the Health House for Test and Shot before dinner. Often times, this post-dinner basketball time is used for fun, skill-building activities such as “Pass-Tag”, or off-court games like our annual all-camp Capture-the-Flag game (watch out – Chris Dudley always goes for the win!).
Bedtime Snack and Evening Activities
Before we head to bed, everyone does Test and Shot and has a bedtime snack to enjoy during what we call Evening Activities. Our “Directors of Fun” plan some epic activities that will leaving you rolling with laughter, including our annual talent show! This gives us some time at the end of the day to relax with new friends and get to know each other off the basketball court.
Night Check
Our night counselors tent is stationed just outside the cabin area, easily accessible for any campers who feel low or high during the night. At 12am and 3am, the night counselors and nurses go into each cabin and tests each camper’s blood sugar or checks their CGM to ensure they’re in range throughout the night. Night staff is available throughout the night for any campers who wake up feeling low or high, or any other concerns. Our volunteer endocrinologists also stay on site for the duration of camp and are available throughout the night if needed.
