Team Tracking Kits and Associated Methods

Abstract

Team tracking kits, methods of using a team tracking kits, and methods or providing team tracking kits are described. An example embodiment of a team tracking kit includes an elongate member, a first token, and a first plurality of tokens. The first token includes a representation of a first team. Each token of the first plurality of tokens includes a representation of a rival team, a representation of an event within a postseason within which the first team can participate, or a representation of an event within a tournament within which the first team can participate.

1 . A team tracking kit comprising:
 an elongate member;   a first token attachable to the elongate member and including a representation of a first team; and   a first plurality of beads, each bead of the first plurality of beads attachable to the elongate member and including a representation of a rival team that is different than the first team, each bead of the first plurality of beads having a distinct representation of a rival team relative to the other beads of the first plurality of beads, each representation of the rival team relating to a rival team the first team will encounter during a season.   
     
     
         2 . The team tracking kit of  claim 1 , wherein the representation of the first team is selected from the group consisting of a moniker, a logo, a color, and a combination of colors. 
     
     
         3 . The team tracking kit of  claim 1 , wherein the representation of the rival team is selected from the group consisting of a moniker, a logo, a color, and a combination of colors. 
     
     
         4 . The team tracking kit of  claim 1 , wherein the first token has a first structural arrangement and each bead of the first plurality of beads has a second structural arrangement that is different than the first structural arrangement. 
     
     
         5 . The team tracking kit of  claim 1 , wherein the first token is formed as a medallion. 
     
     
         6 . The team tracking kit of  claim 1 , wherein a first set of beads of the first plurality of beads has a first structural arrangement and a second set of beads of the first plurality of beads has a second structural arrangement that is different than the first structural arrangement. 
     
     
         7 . The team tracking kit of  claim 1 , wherein a first set of the beads of the first plurality of beads is formed as an ovoid bead and a second set of beads of the first plurality of beads is formed as a tubular bead. 
     
     
         8 . The team tracking kit of  claim 1 , wherein the first token has a first outside diameter and each bead of the first plurality of beads has a second outside diameter that is different than the first outside diameter. 
     
     
         9 . The team tracking kit of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of medallions, each medallion of the plurality of medallions attachable to the first token and including a representation of the first team and a representation of a postseason title. 
     
     
         10 . The team tracking kit of  claim 9 , wherein each medallion in the plurality of medallions has an outside diameter that is different than the other medallions within the plurality of medallions. 
     
     
         11 . A team tracking kit comprising:
 an elongate member;   a first token attachable to the elongate member and including a representation of a first team; and   a first plurality of disks, each disk of the first plurality of disks attachable to the elongate member and including a representation of the first team and a representation of an event within a postseason within which the first team can participate, each disk of the first plurality of disks having a distinct representation of an event within a postseason relative to the other disks of the first plurality of disks; and   a championship token attachable to the first token and including a representation of the first team and a representation of a title.   
     
     
         12 . The team tracking kit of  claim 11 , wherein the representation of the event within a postseason within which the first team can participate comprises a representation of an event within a first series within a postseason within which the first team can participate;
 further comprising a second plurality of disks, each disk of the second plurality of disks attachable to the elongate member and including a representation of the first team and a representation of an event within a second series within the postseason within which the first team can participate, each disk of the second plurality of disks having a distinct representation of an event relative to the other disks of the second plurality of disks;   a third plurality of disks, each disk of the third plurality of disks attachable to the elongate member and including a representation of the first team and a representation of an event within a third series within the postseason within which the first team can participate, each disk of the third plurality of disks having a distinct representation of an event relative to the other disks of the third plurality of disks; and   wherein the representation of the title comprises a title associated with the postseason.   
     
     
         13 . The team tracking kit of  claim 11 , wherein the first token has a first outside diameter;
 wherein each disk of the first plurality of disks has a second outside diameter that is less than the first outside diameter;   wherein the championship token has a third outside diameter that is greater than the first outside diameter.   
     
     
         14 . The team tracking kit of  claim 11 , wherein the representation of the first team is selected from the group consisting of a moniker, a logo, a color, and a combination of colors. 
     
     
         15 . The team tracking kit of  claim 11 , wherein the first token is formed as a disk; and
 wherein the championship token is formed as a disk.   
     
     
         16 . The team tracking kit of  claim 11 , wherein the representation of the event within which the first team can participate comprises an event number. 
     
     
         17 . A team tracking kit comprising:
 an elongate member;   a first token attachable to the elongate member and including a representation of a first team; and   a first plurality of disks, each disk of the first plurality of disks attachable to the elongate member and including a representation of the first team and a representation of an event within a tournament within which the first team can participate, each disk of the first plurality of disks having a distinct representation of an event within the tournament relative to the other disks of the first plurality of disks, each disk of the first plurality of disks having an outside diameter that is different than the other disks within the first plurality of disks; and   a championship token attachable to the first token and including a representation of the first team and a representation of a title.   
     
     
         18 . The team tracking kit of  claim 17 , wherein the representation of the event within the tournament within which the first team can participate comprises a representation of the number of teams within the tournament. 
     
     
         19 . The team tracking kit of  claim 17 , wherein the representation of the first team included on each token of the first plurality of tokens is different than the representation of the first team included on the first token. 
     
     
         20 . (canceled)