The Fever head coach says that the WNBA Rookie of the Year is determined to be ‘stronger’ and ‘more efficient’ for the new campaign.

WNBA Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark. 

Caitlin Clark is putting in the work during the off-season.

The WNBA Rookie of the Year enjoyed an outstanding debut pro basketball season with the Indiana Fever, guiding them to the WNBA Finals for the first time in eight years.

However, Clark is just getting started as the American looks ahead to the new regular season, which begins on 16 May. Her head coach, Stephanie White revealed that the 23-year-old is more determined than ever.

White told the Athletic, “She is stronger, first and foremost. She’s got a lot of self-awareness. She figured out right away that ‘I need to get stronger, I can’t get knocked around as much’.

“She’s done a great job of getting in the weight room and focusing on her strength, in terms of low center of gravity, time under tension, all of those things. I think the next step is efficiency. Not so many turnovers, higher field goal percentages.”

Clark was honoured this month by her former university team, the Iowa Hawkeyes, who retired her jersey number at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena.