FISCAL YEAR 2026 – Year in Review
In the last fiscal year, 37,893 employees – staffing 147 sports and entertainment venues in 37 states and 1 Canadian province (British Columbia) – became TEAM certified. 173 facility, concessions, and human resources managers became certified TEAM trainers. While the total number of employees certified was down 5% from the previous year, the number of trainers certified, venues engaged, and states where training was conducted all increased.
More than 280,000 sports and entertainment fans pledged to be responsible drinkers and prevent drunk driving in the last year. TEAM Coalition managed the digital pledge program for 38 venues, teams, and events including the Houston Rodeo, Super Bowl LX, 13 NFL teams, 6 Live Nation amphitheaters, 4 NBA teams, 4 colleges, 2 MLS clubs, and 2 NHL teams.
TEAM Coalition became an office of six employees when Vicki Malko joined at the beginning of the fiscal year as Director of State Certification and in-house Master Trainer. TEAM also welcomed Sheley Riester (Anheuser-Busch) to the Board of Directors serving as Chairperson of the Marketing & Communications Committee. Jessie Brady (Las Vegas Raiders) joined the cadre of TEAM Master Trainers. Safe Bar Network became the organization’s newest Strategic Partner. And TEAM produced a new training introduction video.
From a financial perspective, TEAM Coalition ended the year with -$132,000 in net income, $690,000 cash on hand, and total assets of $857,000.
