FY 2026 Membership Year In Review

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TEAM Coalition welcomed a new strategic partner in 2026 – Safe Bar Network.

SAFE Bar Network and TEAM Coalition have formed a new strategic partnership designed to strengthen safety both inside large-scale venues and across the hospitality communities that surround them.

TEAM Coalition works directly with sports and entertainment venues and other industry partners to promote responsible alcohol service and positive fan experiences. SAFE Bar Network works with bars, restaurants and hospitality teams in the surrounding community, providing practical training focused on active bystander skills, preventing overconsumption and harassment, de-escalation and culture change.

Together, the organizations see an opportunity to create a more connected approach to safety for fans and guests throughout their entire experience.

TEAM ENGAGEMENT WITH MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN FY 2026

NOVEMBER 2025

Sporting Park – home to Sporting KC – hosted our only in-person Instructor Development Program (IDP) workshop for the fiscal year.

In addition, TEAM hosted nine IDP workshops virtually throughout the year.

A total of 173 sport and entertainment facility, concessions, and human resources managers became certified TEAM trainers during the 2026 fiscal year.

DECEMBER 2025

TEAM Coalition proudly joined the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Aramark, MADD, the Fairfax County Police Department, and Brian Baldinger to kick off NHTSA’s annual Winter Holidays Impaired Driving high-visibility enforcement campaign at District E in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

Speakers included:

FEBRUARY 2026

TEAM partnered with the NFL and Anheuser-Busch to engage with hundreds of responsible Super Bowl LX fans at Levi’s Stadium who shared their safe ride plan with us.

Decide to Ride (DTR) is an Anheuser-Busch program run with their partners – MADD and Uber. DTR rewards fans for enjoying responsibly and having a safe ride plan.

In advance of Super Bowl, TEAM, the NFL, and NHTSA shared Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk creative elements used by law enforcement and state offices of highway safety nationwide.

FEBRUARY 2026

After Super Bowl, TEAM headed to New Orleans for the 40th annual Stadium Managers Association annual seminar.

TEAM co-sponsored transportation to the Caesars Superdome. The bus drivers served as the designated drivers for the group, a not-so-subtle reminder of TEAM’s core principle.

TEAM has been invited to be a panelist at the 41st annual seminar in Dallas, TX in February 2027.

MARCH 2026

The new training video came to life in March of 2026 when TEAM traveled to Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA to film our Chairman, Kevin Tedesco (Aramark), and our Membership Committee Chair, Phil Del Giudice (Oak View Group), for the new training introduction video.

MAY 2026

TEAM presented awards to the NFL teams and stadium that certified the most employees as well as the Top 5 NFL teams for responsible fan pledges in 2025 at the NFL Guest Experience, Security, and Operations Conference in Chicago, IL.

JULY 2026

TEAM Coalition traveled to Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA for the 2026 MLB All-Star Week where we encouraged fans to have a plan to get home safely at the MLB Futures Game, Home Run Derby, and All-Star Game. 2,500 baseball fans who took the Decide to Ride Pledge in the MLB Ballpark App received a free bottle of water, compliments of Aramark.

AUGUST 2026

At the SMA Regional Forum at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD, Russ Simons presented the state of the alcohol industry and what TEAM Coalition offers to help manage it responsibly.

AUGUST 2026

TEAM attended the 2026 NBA Security Conference in Atlanta, GA from 8/31/2026 to 9/2/2026. We connected with NBA league, team, and venue professionals on the importance of alcohol management training, responsible alcohol consumption, and rewarding responsible behavior. TEAM had the opportunity to recognize the teams and venues on their exceptional efforts in alcohol responsibility.

SEPTEMBER 2026

TEAM attended the 39th annual National Liquor Law Enforcement Association conference in New Orleans, LA. Several topics discussed related directly to TEAM members and customers:

  • How states are currently regulating HD9 THC beverages and how that will change if these drinks become legal at the Federal level
  • ACT training for alcohol compliance agents
  • Growing concern for the dangerous effects of Kratom, marketed as an “all-natural” sober alternative, but it engages opioid receptors and can lead to tolerance, withdrawal, and addiction.

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