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.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A team tracking kit comprising:
 an elongate member;   a team token attachable to the elongate member and including a representation of a first team; and   a plurality of rival tokens, each rival token of the plurality of rival tokens attachable to the elongate member and including a representation of a rival team that is different than the representation of the first team, the representation of the rival team being distinct for each rival token of the plurality of rival tokens relative to the other rival tokens of the plurality of rival tokens.   
     
     
         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 team token has a first shape and each rival token of the plurality of rival tokens has a second shape that is different than the first shape. 
     
     
         5 . The team tracking kit of  claim 1 , wherein the team token is a medallion and each rival token of the plurality of rival tokens is a bead. 
     
     
         6 . The team tracking kit of  claim 1 , wherein a first set of rival tokens of the plurality of rival tokens has a first shape and a second set of rival tokens of the plurality of rival tokens has a second shape that is different than the first shape. 
     
     
         7 . The team tracking kit of  claim 6 , wherein each rival token in the first set of the rival tokens is an ovoid bead and each rival token in the second set of rival tokens is a tubular bead. 
     
     
         8 . The team tracking kit of  claim 1 , wherein the team token has a first outside diameter and each rival token of the plurality of rival tokens 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 postseason tokens, each postseason token of the plurality of postseason tokens attachable to the team token and including a second representation of the first team and a representation of a postseason title. 
     
     
         10 . The team tracking kit of  claim 9 , wherein the team token has a first outside diameter; and
 wherein each postseason token in the plurality of postseason tokens has a second outside diameter that is different than the first outside diameter.   
     
     
         11 . The team tracking kit of  claim 1 , wherein the representation of the rival team relates to a rival team the first team will encounter during a season. 
     
     
         12 . A team tracking kit comprising:
 an elongate member;   a team token attachable to the elongate member and including a first representation of a first team;   a first plurality of postseason tokens, each postseason token of the first plurality of postseason tokens attachable to the elongate member and including a second representation of the first team and a representation of a postseason event, the representation of the postseason event being distinct for each postseason token of the first plurality of postseason tokens relative to the other postseason tokens of the first plurality of postseason tokens; and   a championship token attachable to the team token and including a third representation of the first team and a representation of a title.   
     
     
         13 . The team tracking kit of  claim 12 , wherein the representation of the postseason event comprises a representation of an event within a first series within a postseason;
 further comprising a second plurality of postseason tokens, each postseason token of the second plurality of postseason tokens attachable to the elongate member and including a fourth representation of the first team and a representation of an event within a second series within the postseason, the representation of the event within the second series within the postseason being distinct for each postseason token of the second plurality of postseason tokens relative to the other postseason tokens of the second plurality of postseason tokens; and   further comprising a third plurality of postseason tokens, each postseason token of the third plurality of postseason tokens attachable to the elongate member and including a fifth representation of the first team and a representation of an event within a third series within the postseason, the representation of the event within the third series within the postseason being distinct for each postseason token of the third plurality of postseason tokens relative to the other postseason tokens of the third plurality of postseason tokens;   wherein the representation of the title comprises a title associated with the postseason.   
     
     
         14 . The team tracking kit of  claim 12 , wherein the team token has a first outside diameter;
 wherein each postseason token of the first plurality of postseason tokens has a second outside diameter that is less than the first outside diameter; and   wherein the championship token has a third outside diameter that is greater than the first outside diameter.   
     
     
         15 . The team tracking kit of  claim 12 , wherein the first representation of the first team is selected from the group consisting of a moniker, a logo, a color, and a combination of colors. 
     
     
         16 . The team tracking kit of  claim 12 , wherein the team token is a disk;
 wherein each postseason token of the first plurality of postseason tokens is a disk; and   wherein the championship token is a disk.   
     
     
         17 . The team tracking kit of  claim 12 , wherein the representation of the postseason event comprises an event number. 
     
     
         18 . The team tracking kit of  claim 12 , wherein the postseason event is an event within a postseason within which the first team can participate. 
     
     
         19 . A team tracking kit comprising:
 an elongate member;   a team token attachable to the elongate member, having a first shape, and including a representation of a first team, the representation of the first team comprising a team logo; and   a plurality of rival tokens, each rival token of the plurality of rival tokens attachable to the elongate member, having a second shape, and including a representation of a rival team that is different than the representation of the first team, the representation of the rival team being distinct for each rival token of the plurality of rival tokens relative to the other rival tokens of the plurality of rival tokens, the representation of the rival team comprising a rival logo, the second shape being different than the first shape.   
     
     
         20 . The team tracking kit of  claim 19 , wherein the team token is a medallion and each rival token of the plurality of rival tokens is a bead.