Caitlin Clark’s first workout with her new Indiana Fever coach, Stephanie White, has taken the basketball world by storm. The 2025 Rookie of the Year (ROTY) wasted no time getting back to work this offseason. The video, now live on YouTube, shows Clark rigorously honing her skills. Stephanie White left her post on the Connecticut Sun to stay close to her family, and now White hopes to push Clark to the next level. The Fever saw an opportunity to get White home and she’s already making a difference.
According to basketball star Rachel Annamarie DeMita, the Clark and White duo is practicing the “NBA’s forgotten art“ while playing to Clark’s strengths. DeMita noted in her YouTube reaction to the workout, “They are focusing so much on her mid-range game, which she has in her bag. A lot of people expect her to just be launching threes, but the mid-range game in the NBA is completely dead. So, I love the fact that she’s still working on it.” White’s hands-on coaching came through loud and clear at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse as she guided Clark through a variety of drills at the gym.
The session was about versatility and technique. It covered everything rather from step-back jumpers to floaters and pull-ups. Clark then maneuvered past more advanced dribbling drills before moving on to cleaning up her shooting from different spots. Step-back jumpers, aggressive drives, comfortable pull-ups, tricky floaters, and of course, her trademark three-pointers.
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Rachel Annamarie also commented, “It seems like most of these workouts she’s working on her touch around the rim and she is working on her mid range game… Caitlyn Clark is fast, she is not speediest of all but she has really good handles. Doesn’t turn the ball over too much by just getting stripped and she will be hard to guard if you have to guard her more… more downhill essentially.” If she can rebound, dribble her way past defenders and sink shots from far outside the basket close to the logo, then she’s one incredibly skilled and versatile player.
“Something that’s really impressive with her game is her start and stop like she can be going full speed and then pull up for a three anywhere”, DeMita added. Though the new WNBA season is months away, Clark’s dedication now will likely pay dividends when it counts most. A visible physical transformation also was noted about ROTY in the Fever’s workout preview. But the good news for her future WNBA competition is that she developed some muscle mass. And the extra strength will only increase her already dazzling scoring display. So that she will become an even more frightening presence on the court
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. There’s more to Clark’s relentless offseason grind than simply becoming a perfect player—it’s the source of her meteoric climb from fan favorite to record-breaker.
Caitlin Clark Shatters Records and Dominates Trading Card Market
Indiana Fever superstar is rewriting history and capturing millions of fans with her skills and achievements. Her meteoric rise hit another milestone recently. When she became the first woman to break into the Professional Sports Authenticator’s (PSA) top 10 most-collected basketball players of the year. NBA icons Victor Wembanyama, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Anthony Edwards were the only players ahead of Clark in the top six.
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Her trading cards are literally flying off the shelves and demand for them has exploded, with 77,000 graded, an incredible number compared to her competitors. For context, potential 2025 WNBA No. 1 pick Paige Bueckers had only 5,400 cards graded. Her popularity also left Chicago Bulls standout Angel Reese far behind. While Reese managed 4,700 graded cards, Clark’s total was 16 times higher. StubHub has reported ticket sales for Indiana Fever games are up 90-fold from 2023. Clark, who was named TIME’s Athlete of the Year, has continued to be a source of inspiration to fans.
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