Welcome to Taika Volleyball! Run by Island Breeze Manitoba
We are located in Steinbach, MB, and run Club Volleyball teams as well as Summer Day Camps for skill development.
Vision
We exist to provide more kids an opportunity to play volleyball.
Mission
To develop athletes of good character and integrity, who excel on and off the court, supported through positive leadership and coaching excellence.
Core Values
CLUB SEASON
In 2026 we will be running one 13U, 14U, 15U and 16U team for girls.
Club season goes from January to May.
(Tryouts are not allowed to be run before our dates or after during the blackout weeks, so if your child is unable to make the tryout dates we are not allowed to make exceptions for tryout times as mandated by Volleyball Manitoba.)
TRYOUTS
Our tryouts will be held on the following dates:
13U and 14U:
- Sunday November 30th from 10am-noon at Niverville Rec Centre, 501 Centre Street Niverville
- Monday December 1st from 5-7pm at Southeast Event Centre, 321 Elmdale Street Steinbach
- Tuesday December 2nd from 5-7pm at Southeast Event Centre, 321 Elmdale Street Steinbach
15U and 16U:
- Sunday December 7th from 10am-noon at Niverville Rec Centre, 501 Centre Street Niverville
- Monday December 8th from 5-7pm at Southeast Event Centre, 321 Elmdale Street Steinbach
- Tuesday December 9th from 5-7pm at Southeast Event Centre, 321 Elmdale Street Steinbach
Tryouts cost $45 per player and is non refundable. Your payment will ensure your confirmation for tryouts.
Please be aware of which age group your child is eligible for according to Volleyball:
- 13U Coach Mike Pittman and Sarah Neufeld – born Sept 1, 2012 or later
- 14U Coach Pete Vereakula – Born Sept 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2012
- 15U Coach Trevor Lux – born Sept 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2011
- 16U Coach Isi Masi – born Sept 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2010
COSTS
Once you have paid the 2 installments, you will not be required to send more money to the club except for Nationals costs if applicable.
Our costs are between $1500-$1700 per player which INCLUDES:
- Sportlomo registration for each player
- Registration for all tournaments
- Uniforms and swag
- Coaching certification
- Equipment and gym rentals
- Team windup event
NOT included in these fees are:
- Travel to and from practices and tournaments
- Hotel stays for players/families for away games (usually 1-2 per season)
- Food during tournaments for your child
- Travel to nationals if applicable
PAYMENT
Parents can pay fees in 2 instalments: December at the parent’s info session and February 1st, 2026.
Once you have paid the 2 installments, you will not be required to send more money to the club.
PRACTICES
Practices are held 2-3 times a week in Steinbach or a close surrounding community (dependent on gym availability). We will have some optional practices where players can join if they would like to get more practice time. The practice and game schedules will be uploaded on TeamLinkt once players are registered.
ABOUT ISLAND BREEZE
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Island Breeze is a Christian Charity that has 13 locations worldwide. We are part of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and many bases run Discipleship Training Schools (DTS), schools on Cultural Restoration, and have a cultural performance team that represents their countries expressions of music and dance – or in our case, represent the music and dance of the Pacific Islands that many of our volunteer team members are from.
Island Breeze Manitoba runs kids rugby programs, a 6-week Discipleship program we can DARE (find out more here: https://ywamprairie2pacific.ca/dare/), and a Bible Core Course in addition to our Club Volleyball.
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What does this mean to my Taika player?
We incorporate our values in how we coach our teams, and we have a Taika Timeout session where we talks specifically with the players about our core values: Trust, Attitude, Integrity, Kindness, Aspire.
HAVE A QUESTION?
If you have any questions that are not answered above, please send an email to:
We don’t take any applications for club players after teams are established in December. We will open registration for tryouts in November. If you missed this opportunity, please check out our Summer Day Camp information below.