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TEAM Coalition is proud to announce its newest initiative to prevent drunk driving and encourage fans to designate a driver. TEAM Up 2 Win
is a partnership between the TEAM Coalition and NCAA® which allows companies to celebrate NCAA March Madness®
while encouraging their staff to have fun, cheer on their favorite team and celebrate responsibility.
If employees make the Responsibiliy Has Its Rewards pledge to...
- Never drive drunk
- Always have a designated driver
- Never provide alcohol to anyone under 21 years of age
- Always buckle up - every trip, every time
...they will be eligible to win a trip to San Antonio for the 2008 NCAA® Men's Final Four. Companies can register their organization and
find out more information at the TEAM Up 2 Win website, www.teamup2win.org. We hope
you will consider joining this fun and worthwhile effort.
Every year TEAM Coalition honors the sports and entertainment organizations and facilities that train and certify the most employees in TEAM's
effective alcohol management program. The recognized organizations demonstrate a strong and sustained commitment to alcohol management
and TEAM is proud to commend them for their efforts. Please click on the categories below to view the training award winners:
In addition to the traditional categories of Excellent and Championship Performers, TEAM created a new designation called the Prestigious Achievement award.
This award recognizes venues in which the entire operations staff was at least 80% TEAM certified in 2007, demonstrating a continued commitment over the three year span of a standard employee
certification period. This year's winners of the new award included the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals and the San Diego Padres. We congratulate all of our winners!
TEAM Coalition returned to the Super Bowl again this winter to promote and run the designated driver program within University of Phoenix
Stadium during Super Bowl XLII®. This year we received help from the Arizona's Office of Highway Safety; Coors Brewing Company; the HERO Campaign; and Crescent Crown Distributing, a Coors distributor, whose personnel staffed the booths throughout the venue. Click here to view the event details and photos.
Hundreds of fans made the pledge to enjoy the game responsibility by getting their family and friends home safely from the game. But there were two
fans in particular who understood the rewards of responsbility: Christina Alavian and Jonathan Zeichner attended the game as winners of the 2007
NFL RHIR sweepstakes. They had signed up as designated drivers at Gillette Stadium and Giants Stadium, respectively, during the course of the
2007 season and were chosen as their team's designated driver for the season. Since their teams made it to Super Bowl XLII® they each won a trip
to the game.
 TEAM also enjoyed a huge presence in Glendale long before kickoff. During the NFL Experience, the NFL-themed carnival preceding
the big game every year, TEAM took free souvenir photos and filmed responsibility videos for fans who made the RHIR pledge. Thousands of local and
visiting fans made the commitment and walked away with a picture to commemorate the occasion.
 TEAM also attended the NBA Jam Session in New Orleans as the NBA's commitment
to responsibility. The Jam Session runs in conjunction with the NBA All-Star Game every year in the days leading up the game. It hosts a dizzying number of
basketball activities for fans of all ages and, indeed, people come every year from all around the country to the All-Star Game host city. Thousands of fans visited the TEAM booth over
the course of the four day event. Fans enthusiastically responded to TEAM's RHIR message of responsibility and relished the chance to pose for the camera as
we snapped free souvenir photos and filmed videos. Once again, TEAM will use the captured footage to make a PSA for the NBA. Partners in the endeavor include
Anheuser-Busch and the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. Click here to view the event details and photos.
2007 was TEAM’s busiest year ever in our Instructor Development Program (IDP). A total of 18 IDP workshops were
conducted at sports and entertainment facilities across the country attended by 191 new trainers and 71 recertifying trainers.
This year is proving to be equally as exciting! Trainers receive all the materials necessary to conduct team training in effective
alcohol management at their facility for their staff. Please let us know if you are interested in hosting a future IDP. The host receives two free registrations.
Here is the schedule of upcoming workshops:
- March 26th & 27th in Buffalo, NY at Ralph Wilson Stadium
- April 28th in Mauston, WI at the CSC Corporate Meeting
- May 6th & 7th in Grand Forks, ND at Ralph Engelstad Arena
- May 28th & 29th in Cincinnati, OH at Paul Brown Stadium
- June 11th & 12th in Salt Lake City, UT at Energy Solutions Arena
- July 21st & 22nd in Vancouver, British Columbia at BC Place
To register for an upcoming IDP,
click here
Play ball! TEAM Coalition, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are about to kick off the 2008 Responsibility Has Its Rewards
sweepstakes for designated drivers encouraging fans to be responsible and plan ahead before attending professional sporting events
by always having a sober designated driver.
 TEAM Coalition, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are supporting the designated driver programs at all MLB and MLS stadiums during their 2008
seasons with a special incentive. Baseball fans can win tickets to the 2008 World Series® or a trip to the 2009 MLB All-Star
Game® in St. Louis, MO at Busch Stadium. Soccer Fans can win a trip to MLS Cup™ 2008
in Carson, CA at Home Depot Center or a trip to the 2009 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game. To register for the MLB or MLS RHIR
sweepstakes click here.
Various MLB Clubs will host the Responsibility Has Its Rewards (RHIR) promotion this spring as it takes a
tour to ballparks throughout the country celebrating the beginning of the 2008 season. Each Club event will be a chance for
fans to film their own responsibility video about buckling up, designating a driver and, of course, cheering on their
home team. TEAM will use the footage to produce public service announcements for each Club promoting its in-stadium designated
driver program. These are the participating MLB Clubs:
- Arizona Diamondbacks- April 11th
- Boston Red Sox- April 30th
- Cincinnati Reds- April 4th
- Colorado Rockies- April 10th
- Detroit Tigers- April 16th
- Houston Astros- April 13th
- Minnesota Twins- January 27th & 28th
- New York Yankees- April 29th
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- San Diego Padres- March 31st
- Tampa Bay Rays- February 23rd
Look for the new public service announcements at an MLB ballpark near you throughout the season!
When was the last time you logged into the TEAM training database as a TEAM trainer? If it has been a while or even just a few days, we invite our trainers to log into the system and
get familiar with a few system improvements we have made recently. Designed with your input in mind, these enhancements will enable you to:
- Pay for trainer registration and participant manual orders by credit card
- Print lost employee certification cards
- Search for TEAM-trained staff at your facility whether or not you personally conducted the training
- Access key training material such as state law information pages and foreign language exam questions
- Download PowerPoint presentation and other supplemental interactive training material (Coming soon!)
Chances are if you need it from TEAM, you can get it off the website by logging in. As always, go the TEAM Coalition website and click on the 'Trainer Login' button. Provide your email address and trainer ID to log in.
So check it out and let us know what you think.
Aaron Schmitt is the Manager of Event Services for the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Aaron has been certified as a TEAM
trainer since 2006. He immediately became quite active as a trainer; he and his associates with the Bills trained over 600 of their staff in 2007 alone.
He was also instrumental in increasing fan awareness of the Bills designated driver program during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Prior to both seasons the Bills hosted a Responsibility Has Its Rewards event for fans during training camp. Fans filmed their own
responsibility messages and a Public Service Message was produced as a result of the event. Click here to see the PSA. In the classroom, Aaron is known for his playful and energetic attitude to help engage participants. His TEAM training tip is “to know
your audience. Understand what will and will not work with them. The presentation is yours to modify and should be done to meet the needs and specifications of your facility." Aaron became a TEAM Master Trainer in April 2007.
TEAM constantly travels to promote our efforts in effective alcohol management and positive fan behavior. Here
is the list of the events we will attend this spring.
- March 26 & 27:
TEAM IDP at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, NY
- March 31:
San Diego Padres RHIR PSA filming in San Diego, CA
- April 4:
Cincinnati Reds RHIR PSA filming in Cincinnati, OH
- April 4 thru 7:
NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four in San Antonio, TX
- April 10:
Colorado Rockies RHIR PSA filming in Denver, CO
- April 11:
Arizona Diamondbacks RHIR PSA filming in Phoenix, AZ
- April 12 thru 15:
Annual Lifesavers Conference in Portland, OR
- April 13:
Houston Astros RHIR PSA filming in Houston, TX
- April 13 thru 17:
NAB Show 2008 in Las Vegas, NV
- April 15:
Detroit Tigers RHIR PSA filming in Detroit, MI
- April 20 & 21:
IAAM District 2 & 3 Meeting in Columbus, OH
- April 22 & 23:
Responsible Retailing Forum in Pittsburgh, PA
- April 26:
Philadelphia Eagles RHIR PSA filming for NFL Draft Day party in Philadelphia, PA
- April 28:
TEAM IDP at CSC Corporate Meeting in Mauston, WI
- April 29:
New York Yankees RHIR PSA filming in the Bronx, NY
- April 30:
Boston Red Sox RHIR PSA filming in Boston, MA
- May 6 & 7:
TEAM IDP at Ralph Englestad Arena in Grand Forks, ND
- May 15 thru 17:
IAAM ISMC Conference in St. Louis, MO
- May 28 & 29:
TEAM IDP at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, OH
To see the online calendar, click here. |
