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TEAM Coalition Reports Continued Progress in Alcohol Management
At Sports and Entertainment Facilities
to Start New Year
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2007 was a record year for employees certified and fans pledging to be designated drivers

  For Immediate Release
 
Contact: Jill Pepper, 703-647-7431, jill@teamcoalition.org
 


January 8, 2008 (Alexandria, VA) – Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management (TEAM) Coalition recently reported that in the last 12 months over 27,000 employees of sports and entertainment facilities were certified in the organization’s alcohol management training program. That is more than any prior year in organization’s history. The training program educates facility employees in the following areas:

  • Understanding the warning signs of intoxication the factors that affect how alcohol is absorbed
  • Blood Alcohol Content and how serving sizes in sports stadiums will impact BAC
  • Reasonable efforts including documentation, designated driver programs, and enforcing alcohol service policies that sports facilities undertake to ensure guests have a safe experience
  • Intervention techniques for all job functions, and how employees of various companies with different job functions within the building can work together to ensure a positive fan experience
  • Serving guidelines including ID checking, cutting-off alcohol service, and state-specific regulations

Many individual facilities, teams, and concessionaires earned recognition for the number of employees certified in the last year.

 
2007 TEAM Training Award Winners
 
 
  MLB   NFL   NBA/NHL Facilities   MLS
  Arizona Diamondbacks   Atlanta Falcons   Madison Square Garden (NBA New York Knicks, NHL New York Rangers)   New England Revolution
               
  Boston Red Sox   Buffalo Bills   Pepsi Center (NBA Denver Nuggets, NHL Colorado Avalanche)    
               
  Chicago Cubs   New England Patriots   RBC Center (NHL Carolina Hurricanes)   NCAA
               
  Cincinnati Reds   Philadelphia Eagles   STAPLES Center (NBA Los Angeles Lakers/Clippers, NHL Los Angeles Kings)   Schottenstein Center (Ohio State University)
               
  Cleveland Indians       TD Banknorth Garden (NBA Boston Celtics, NHL Boston Bruins)    
               
  Colorado Rockies       US Airways Center (NBA Phoenix Suns)   Other
               
  Kansas City Royals           NOKIA Theatre L.A. Live
  Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim            
               
  San Diego Padres            
               
  Texas Rangers            
               
  ARAMARK   ARAMARK   ARAMARK   Sportservice
  Angel Stadium of Anaheim (MLB Angels)/Honda Center (NHL Ducks)   McAfee Coliseum (MLB Athletics, NFL Raiders)   PNC Park (MLB Pirates)/Heinz Field (NFL Steelers)/Mellon Arena (NHL Penguins)   Jacobs Field (MLB Indians)/Cleveland Browns Stadium (NFL Browns)
               
  Citizens Bank Park (MLB Phillies)   Metrodome (MLB Twins, NFL Vikings)   RFK Stadium (MLB Nationals, MLS DC United)/Verizon Center (NBA Wizards, NHL Capitols)   Ralph Wilson Stadium (NFL Bills)
               
  Coors Field (MLB Rockies)   Oriole Park (MLB Orioles)/M&T Bank Stadium (NFL Ravens)   San Jose Flea Market    
               
  Lincoln Financial Field (NFL Eagles)            
 
 
 

In addition to significan accomplishment for training, 2007 showed increased numbers of fans participating in designated driver programs across the leagues. TEAM’s Responsibility Has Its Rewards campaign and sweepstakes for designated drivers encourages fans to register to be a designated driver at the stadium or arena where their favorite teams compete through programs sponsored by brewers and concessionaires. Each time fans pledge to be a designated driver they are entered for a chance to follow their favorite team to the World Series®, MLS Cup, or Super Bowl®. Nearly 450,000 fans from Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, and the National Football League pledged to stay sober and make sure their friends and family got home safely from the event.

 
 
 
2007 Designated Driver Award Winners
 
 
  MLB   NFL
  St. Louis Cardinals   Baltimore Ravens
  Milwaukee Brewers   Washington Redskins
  Kansas City Royals   San Diego Chargers
  New York Mets   Jacksonville Jaguars
  Detroit Tigers   Chicago Bears
  Minnesota Twins   Detroit Lions
       
 
TEAM Coalition Board Members and Strategic Partners
 
 
  TEAM Board Members   Gov't Supporters and Strategic Partners
  ARAMARK*   National Highway Traffic Safety Administration*
  Beer Institute   Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety
  Anheuser-Busch Companies   California Office of Traffic Safety
  Miller Brewing Company   Delaware Office of Highway Safety
  Coors Brewing Company   Florida Department of Transportation
  Contemporary Services Corporation   Illinois Department of Transportation
  Delaware North Companies – Sportservice   Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning
  International Association of Assembly Managers*   Nevada Department of Public Safety
  Live Nation   Wisconsin Department of Transportation
  Major League Baseball*   Stadium Managers Association
  Major League Soccer   National Sheriffs Association
  National Association of Broadcasters*   Soccer United Marketing
  National Basketball Association*   RADD
  National Collegiate Athletics Association*   International Association of Chiefs of Police
  National Football League*   Governors Highway Safety Association
  National Hockey League*   HERO Campaign
  * Founding partner of TEAM Coalition    
 
 
 

About TEAM Coalition:
TEAM Coalition (Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management), founded in 1985, is an alliance of professional and collegiate sports, entertainment facilities, concessionaires, stadium service providers, the beer industry, broadcasters, governmental traffic safety experts, and others working together to promote responsible drinking and positive fan behavior at sports and entertainment facilities. www.teamcoalition.org, 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 600, Alexandria, VA 22314.

 
 
 

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