[Alex Golec]

As my teammates and I sat around dinner discussing organization for the upcoming year, we noted a minor vexation from the previous season: the loudness of the music during competitions.

From what we discussed, some of our reasons for irritation included:
1) Difficultly of communication between team members and other teams
2) Embarassment with sponsors when neither party can understand a word that the other is saying.
3) Headaches and other nuisances (especially that ringing in the ear) as a result of exposure to high decibel levels for extended periods of time.

However, these annoyances are limited to the competitions we attended, namely the Great Lakes and Midwest regionals, and the Championship event. What we propose in solution is to limit the music's volume so that communication within team members can be accomplished.

The question to be expounded upon is:
Has the music at regionals proven to be in excess of volume or an irritation to your team? Basically, what is your opinion on the music volume during the competitions?

_Alex