LAYUP WORKOUTS

#1 Chennedy Carter: Layup Form

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The Player:
- 4th overall pick in the 2020 draft
- 3-time college All-American at Texas A&M
- 2020 WNBA All-Rookie Team
- Youngest player in WNBA history to score 30 points in a game
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The Workout:

Make 5 of each on both the left and the right
Keep the ball high and use the backboard!

1. 2-Step Layups: outside foot, inside foot and up (no dribble) 
2. 1 dribble layups: outside hand dribble
3. Layup from 3-point line (focus on footwork and using the correct hand)

#2 Breanna Stewart: Rip Series Layups

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The Player:
- 2018 WNBA Champion
- 2018 WNBA Most Valuable Player
- 1st pick in 2016 draft
- 2016 WNBA Rookie of the Year
- Olympic Gold Medalist
- 4-time National Champion at UConn
- 3-time NCAA Player of the Year (only player to ever do it)
The Workout:

Spin into jump stop on the wing
Make 5 of each from both sides

Rip into regular layups
Rip middle and finish over the top
Rip middle and finish on the opposite side
Rip middle, jump stop, step through back to same side

#3 Sabrina Ionescu: Dribble Moves Into Layups

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The Player:
- #1 pick in the 2020 Draft
- 1st collegiate player to record 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 1,000 assists
- Holds NCAA Record with 26 triple-doubles
- National Player of the Year in 2019 and 2020
- 3-time All-American
The Workout:

Horseshoe style (alternate right then left)
Explode to the basket out of every move

Make 3 of each from left and right:
- Hesitation dribble layups
- Crossover, finish opposite
- In and out layups
- Between the legs, finish opposite
- Double crossover layups
- Spin move, finish opposite

#4 Dewanna Bonner: Jump Stop Layups

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Source: WNBA.com
The Player:​
- 5th overall pick in the 2009 draft
- 2-time WNBA Champion (2009 and 2014 with Phoenix)
- 3-time WNBA All-Star
- 2018 WNBA Comeback Player of the Year (missed 2017 after having twins!)
- Played in college at Auburn University (career leading scorer)
The Workout:

Horseshoe style layups (alternate from right and left)
Make 10 total layups for each

1. Attack from the wing, jump stop finish (2 feet at the same time!)
2. Attack middle, jump stop finish
3. Baseline drive, square to the hoop (toes facing baseline), jump stop finish
4. Baseline drive to other side, square to the hoop, jump stop finish