We're back! The first episode of the #SoWizards Podcast in nearly a year is a fun one -- an in-depth conversation with coach Brian McCormick about player development strategies and techniques, and how those might be applied by the Washington Wizards and other NBA teams with young players.

McCormick has coached CYO, AAU, high school, junior college, and college basketball and worked as a strength and conditioning coach for two junior-college basketball programs. His coaching career has landed him in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, and Sweden, and he's directed clinics in Canada, China, Greece, Ghana, Kenya, India, Macedonia, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, and throughout the United States.

McCormick completed his PhD in Exercise and Sports Science at the University of Utah, and has had peer-reviewed papers published in the International Journal of Exercise Science, International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, and Strength & Conditioning Journal. He has spoken at coaching, strength & conditioning, and sports psychology conferences in the United States and Canada.

He's also the author of several books to help players and coaches improve in their craft. Check them out on Amazon or wherever you get books.