Responsible Fans at the 2020 NCAA FCS Championship -

01/13/2020

TEAM Coalition traveled to Frisco, TX for the 2020 NCAA Division I Football Championship on January 11, 2020 to reward fans who made the Responsibility Has Its Rewards pledge to:

• Always Buckle Up – Every Trip, Every Time
• Never Drive Drunk
• Always Have a Designated Driver
• Never Provide Alcohol to Anyone Under 21

Fans from all over the country gathered at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX to watch the North Dakota State Bison take on the James Madison University Dukes. NDSU defeated JMU for its eighth, record making, FCS title. Before the game, 110 fans from both schools autographed the responsibility wall as their pledge and smiled for a souvenir photo while enjoying the pre-game festivities at Tailgate Town. The 45 photos taken were shared via email and text forwarding as well as social media. The photos were viewed 58 times, and average of 1.4 views per photo.

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL OF THE FAN PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK!

Each NCAA fan who made the pledge to drink responsibly was also entered for the the chance to win a $100 ShopNCAASports.com gift card. The program kicked off the new year with an excellent reminder that Responsibility Has Its Rewards.

The success of the ‘Responsibility Has Its Rewards’ campaign is a direct result of the commitment from our members and all the responsibility program partners, including the universities, venues, concessionaires and government agencies. Teamwork is what this campaign is all about. We are demonstrating that when everyone – including the fans – takes responsibility, everyone wins.<span class="su-quote-cite">Jill Pepper, Executive Director, TEAM Coalition</span>

NCAA

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TEAM Coalition

TEAM Coalition is an alliance of professional and collegiate sports, entertainment facilities, concessionaires, stadium service providers, the beer industry, distillers, broadcasters, traffic safety experts and others working together to promote responsible drinking and positive fan behavior at sports and entertainment facilities. TEAM Coalition members and supporters include National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, NASCAR, National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League, Americrown, Aramark, Delaware North Sportservice, Legends, Spectra, Beer Institute, National Beer Wholesalers Association, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Constellation Brands, Molson Coors, Brown-Forman, Live Nation, National Association of Broadcasters, International Association of Venue Managers and Stadium Managers Association. For more information visit www.TEAMCoalition.org or www.FansDontLetFansDriveDrunk.org.

US DOT / NHTSA 2018 NATIONAL DATA:

In 2018, 10,511 people were killed as a result of alcohol-related (BAC > 0.08) car crashes, an decrease of 3.6% from the 10,908 fatalities in 2017.
Many, if not most of those lives would have been saved if people did not drive when they were impaired by alcohol or if they used sober, designated drivers or if they simply wore their seat belts.
Statistics and research clearly show that 21-34 year old males are the demographic most likely to be involved in an automobile crash, drive when impaired by alcohol, and fail to buckle up.

Author: jillteamcoalition