[David66]

on thursdays the music is always low. this is because the music is played more for the spetators than it is for the teams. for the past three years i have attended the GLR, West Michigan Regional, and the CHampionship event. my freshman year (2002) i recall very excessive decibal levels. if memory serves however this problem was corrected either before or during the 2003 season and I have not noticed a real prblem since. at the regionals i attend the speakers always face toward the stands, never the field, and the music is not played in the pits. at nat's you never have to worry about field noise spilling over into the pits because they are ina separate building. if the noise becomes a serious problem for any individual there is always the option of walking to the outside of the arena (ie at a stadium this would be the loop behind the seats where all the concessions are) or just using earplugs.

Just my $.02