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
This year 2024, we are running 13U girls, 14U girls, 15U girls, and a 14U boys team. Club season runs from Jan – May each year with tryouts in December.
(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 for our club teams will be in December.
Cost for tryouts is $40 per player which can be paid by etransfer to [email protected] or brought along in cash.
Please be aware of which age group your child is eligible for according to Volleyball.
As such, for the 2024/25 Club Season, Age-Classes shall be as follows:
13U: 13 & under – born Sept 1, 2011 or later
14U: 14 & under – born Sept 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2011
15U: 15 & under – born Sept 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2010
16U: 16 & under – born Sept 1, 2008 to Dec 31, 2009
COSTS
(subject to change)
Our costs are between $1300-$1500 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 installments: Jan 1 & Feb 1 sent as e-Transfers to [email protected]
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 option practices where players can join if they would like to get more practice time. The practice and game schedules will be uploaded on TeamSnap 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.
SIGN UP TODAY!
Since our vision is that we exist to provide more kids an opportunity to play volleyball, we run Day Camps in summer for just that reason.
These camps are run in specific age groups/times.
Stay tuned for more information here or on our Taika Volleyball Facebook page.
If you do not receive an email confirmation, or any information about the camp prior to the start, please contact [email protected] to alert us. Please also check your junk mail. If your registration has gone through, you should receive an email from us confirming it. Thank you.