Designated Drivers Own The Moment at the 2010 Pro Bowl And Super Bowl XLIV

For the 6th straight year TEAM partnered with the NFL and MillerCoors at the 2010 Pro Bowl and Super Bowl XLIV. This year TEAM, along with MillerCoors and volunteers from the local area staffed 6 Designated Driver booths at the Pro Bowl and 8 Designated Driver Booths at Super Bowl XLIV. Over 1,300 fans from each game made the pledge to be responsible NFL fans and get their friends and family home safely after the game.

The Designated Driver for the Season from the Houston Texans, Marco Hernandez, was awarded a trip to the 2010 Pro Bowl at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, FL! Marco was selected from the remaining teams that did not compete in Super Bowl XLIV.

Two lucky fans from the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints headed to Miami as part of the Responsibility Has Its Rewards sweepstakes with TEAM and the NFL. Melissa Stovall and Lloyd Crochet were the grand prize winners and received round trip airfare, hotel accommodations and tickets to Super Bowl XLIV. Congratulations to them and thank you to the more than 152,000 NFL fans that pledged to be Designated Drivers during the 2009 NFL Season! Click here to see the event details!

Below is a list of the Top 5 Designated Driver Programs around the league:

• Baltimore Ravens: 14,963 Designated Drivers
• New England Patriots: 13,040 Designated Drivers
• San Diego Chargers: 11,743 Designated Drivers
• Atlanta Falcons: 8,042 Designated Drivers
• Arizona Cardinals: 7,826 Designated Drivers

TEAM at the 2010 NBA Jam Session and All Star Activities

In early February TEAM was a part of the 2010 NBA All Star Weekend activities in Dallas, TX. TEAM made its presence known at Jam Session, an NBA interactive fan festival held at the Dallas Convention Center. 2,500 fans visited the TEAM booth over the 4 day event. Fans posed in front of a NBA branded backdrop and received a free souvenir photo by pledging to never drive drunk, always have a designated driver and always buckle up.

Another fan also joined in the festivities in Dallas. Sandi Kuritzky of Strongsville, Ohio, was in attendance as the winner of the Responsibility Has Its Rewards (RHIR) sweepstakes. Kuritzky, the Cleveland Cavaliers Designated Driver for the Season, was randomly selected from all the NBA fans who pledged to be the designated driver to help get their friends and family home safely from NBA arenas last season. As her prize, Sandi received roundtrip airfare to Dallas, hotel accommodations and tickets to NBA All Star Saturday Night at the American Airlines Center. She also joined 108,712 other NBA fans for the 2010 NBA All Star Game at Cowboys Stadium. Click here to view the event details and photos

TEAM presenting at the Soccer Operations Seminar

TEAM visited southern California traveled to attend the Soccer Operations Seminar presented by CSC held this year in Los Angeles, CA. TEAM presented during the 3 day long seminar that included members from various soccer organizations around the world and partners.

TEAM also recognized the New England Revolution with the 2009 Training Award. 2009 was a great year for Designated Driver programs around the league. Thanks to all the fans for pledging to be Designated Drivers during the 2009 season and we look forward to an even better 2010 season!

Below is a list of the Top 3 Designated Driver Programs around the league:

• Real Salt Lake, 2,676
• DC United, 1,269
• Seattle Sounders FC, 1,126

2010 Stadium Managers Association Seminar

TEAM attended the 36th Annual SMA Seminar in Orlando, FL. TEAM participated in the guest services training panel hosted by Brian Crow of Game Day Consulting. Other panelists included representatives from Notre Dame, the Denver Broncos, the Texas Rangers and the Milwaukee Brewers - all of which are TEAM training award winning facilities.

All Stadium Managers Association members receive discounts on TEAM training. SMA members save $100 on the registration fee to become a certified TEAM trainer (standard fee is $600) and they save $1 on the cost of each participant manual (standard price is $13). TEAM is thrilled to see so many SMA members take advantage of that savings and certify so many of their employees in TEAM's alcohol management training program.

Upcoming IDPs

2010 is continuing in the footsteps of 2009 in terms of our Instructor Development Program (IDP). So far in 2010, 5 IDP workshops were conducted at sports and entertainment facilities across the country. 53 new trainers became certified and 36 trainers recertified.

This year TEAM is already busy scheduling new IDP across the country. Here is the schedule of upcoming workshops:

• March 8th, 2010: Prudential Center in Newark, NJC
  
• April 8 & 9, 2010: Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC
  Registration Deadline: April 2, 2010
• April 28 & 29 2010: Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, PA
  Registration Deadline: April 21, 2010

Upcoming Events

TEAM is constantly traveling to promote our efforts in effective alcohol management and positive fan behavior. Here is the list of the events we plan to attend in the coming months.

• April 2-6:
  NCAA Mens Basketball Final Four in Indianapolis, IN
  


• April 3-7:
  NCAA Womens Basketball Final Four in San Antonio, TX
  


• April 11-13:
  Lifesavers Conference in Philadelphia, PA
  


• April 12-15:
  National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas, NV
  


• May 11-13:
  IAAM International Stadium Management Conference in Dallas, TX
  


• June 9-11:
  GHSA Strategic Communications Forum in Tampa, FL
  


• May 11-13:
  NCAA Mens College World Series in Omaha, NE
  

To see the online calendar, click here.