About Us

Todd Kozinka

Coaching Philosophy
Having a veteran to the game of basketball in your court is one thing, but having internalized international playing and coaching intellect is pure advantage. Embracing the global perspective on the evolution of any sport is a must if athletes, coaches or organizations wish to apply cutting edge transitions, strategies and philosophies to their repertoire. Sport evolves, so must your game.

My name is Todd Kozinka and I’d not only like to introduce you to myself, but I’d like to introduce you to Cavit Altunay, Modular Basketball and The World’s Best Basketball Camp. World’s Best Basketball is offering a system of coaching, training and playing that will not only alter your capacity to move ahead in the game, it will become the game of basketball.

With an emphasis on a rigorous offensive press, creating space with the forward shooter, owning the offensive rebound with proper pivot positioning, The Big Step and destroying the fast break, Modular Basketball will empower the offensive game. Modular basketball is a time and energy saving system. I am convinced this approach will alter the way you think, play, live and breathe basketball.

Why Turkey? I am a firm believer that sport brings people together. We live in challenging times, but any era could be defined by its challenges. The difference today is that like no other time in human history have we harnessed such an immediate, direct and empowering potential to make great change. Bringing athletes together through sport brings people together. Visions are shared, belief systems communicated and understandings bridged. It is from this synergy of thought, heart and intention that greatness is born.

Sport is one of the rare platforms that can create the conditions for open exchange and tap a mainline to global promise. World’s Best Basketball wants to showcase this promise and help usher in a new age of global understanding, appreciation, respect, excellence and communication. We hope you join us in Turkey, the center of the world of basketball in 2010, and help us bring the best of basketball to the world.

Todd Kozinka~World’s Best Basketball Camp/Turkey 2010

College: Played 4 years at N.A.I.A. Simon Fraser University; Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Bachelor of General Studies
Kinesiology Minor
Certificate in Health and Fitness Studies
Certified Level 3 Basketball Coach Technical-Canada
Certified Level 1 Youth Fitness Specialist (YFS) with the I.Y.C.A. (International Youth Conditioning Association)
36 years playing experience
23 years Coaching experience
Toured Kenya and Sudan as player/coach in 1988
Assistant Coach at U.B.C., S.F.U., Victoria Titans of Australian N.B.L. and Mattersburg 49ers of Austrian Bundesliga
Head Coach in various High Schools, Capilano College, Innsbruck T.S.I. Austrian 2nd Division

Cavit Altunay

Cavit is such an accomplished teacher of the game. If you just go to this link you will see how many articles he has written.

He is way ahead of his time. The following website link is in Turkish but you will get the idea. Cavit is a legend in Turkey: Click here to learn more about Cavit

The page on my site tells a bit more about him but in English. Click here to learn about Cavit in English

Creator of Modular Basketball
43 of his former players are Professional coaches
Turkish Basketball Federation President is his former player
Basketball Expert
Former Turkish Professional Coach
Turkish National Teach Coach Tanjevich visited with Cavit for 2 summers to watch and learn how he prepares his players
Tanjevich also used Cavit’s name and ideas about one on one defense at the University of Belgrade
Passionate Teacher