Ambient Noise
 

Has anyone found the ambient noise level makes them dizzy or somewhat disoriented?? If so what do you do to combat this??

bbref

I suggest seeing a doctor!!

I had a real problem for a while with a kind of buzzing, ringing, whining sound that would persist for most of the game. Then I realized that was just the coaches, and I fixed it :D

Sven: Hey Ole, I've been seeing spots lately!

Ole: Have you seen a doctor?

Sven: No, just spots.

A gym in our league had probably the worst conditions for a visiting team. Visiting "locker room" was a classroom that took 2 flights of stairs to get to. Windows above the visiting bench were always slightly cracked open so if it was hot, there would be a stream of hot air that went right into our backs and if it was cold, the back of our heads would be freezing. On rainy days the rain would drip on whatever items we would have behind our bench. Coincidentally, it was only the portion of the windows behind the visiting bench, not the home bench or scorers area.

Also, regardless of the weather, the windows would creak continuously. On top of that, the chains that were supposed to close the windows (but weren't functional) would rattle and jiggle in 10 second swaying intervals (again, only the disfuntional chains on the visitors side). Above the court was a fanning system. Not only is there the normal fanning system buzzing sound, there was also an accompanying flapping sound reminiscent of the baseball card in the spokes on the tire of a bicycle.

Fortunately, our team did not lose a single game there for the 7 years I coached against them. One of the motivational sayings I had for my team was "lets kick their @ss and get the heck out of this hell hole"...

I went to WebMD and put in "disorientation" and Ambient noise" and it returned results related to Alzheimers! OOPS. Better see a doctor. All kidding aside, it sounds like you have some inner ear thing going on. Maybe some allergy medicine like Zyrtec, which can help inner ear fluid issues, might help.

I'd strongly recommend seeing a doctor before trying anything. these kinds of issues are tricky, very tricky, and can be quite superficial, or extremely serious. Especially if it's never been a problem before.

AGREE.

A lot of people here used to get annoyed with the ambient noise surrounding Old School. :eek:

Just go see a doctor. You might have an ear infection (which I have had) and I was very concerned about losing my hearing. All of this is speculation and you need to see a doctor to know exactly what is wrong. At least you can ask questions based on what you have learned here, but the doctor has the expertise. We do not have that expertise.

Peace

But I've stayed at a Holiday Inn Express...doesn't that count for something?

Really though - a doctor is your best bet.

Thanks for the input. I have a visit scheduled with doc at end of month. I'll get his profesional opinion. I might try cutting some sound suppressors in half and see if that helps or makes things worse.

bbref

But, apparently, not anymore. :D

Don't just cut them in half, insert them in your ears as well.;)

I usually beat my head against a concrete wall until I get a buzz.

The ambient noise will go away.

Give it a try! :p

Last week during an 8th grade girls' game, I got aggravated with the visiting 7th grade team beating on the bleachers during the home team free throws.

They had been doing it on other free throws, but the sound suddenly and finally hit my limit.

Disconcertion
 

From mick: "I got aggravated with the visiting 7th grade team beating on the bleachers during the home team free throws. They had been doing it on other free throws, but the sound suddenly and finally hit my limit."

RULE 9 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
SECTION 1 FREE-THROW PROVISIONS
A player shall not violate the following provisions governing free throws:
ART.5...No opponent shall disconcert the free thrower.

...you are probably kidding, right?...since a 7th grade "person" in the stands, is not an 8th grade "player" violating free throw provisions.

If mick wants to ask game management to have the fans mellow out...that's fine...but, I don't think you can use your quoted rule to back it up.

Naw, you <b>know</b> that he can't use that cited rule under those circumstances.

I didn't try any of that fancy rule stuff on those 13-yr-old girls.

From Lead, I handed my partner the ball, went to the bleachers and told them, "That kind of stuff is okay for fans, but you guys are athletes. You're too good for that."

True...Hey JR, you should be getting ready to assign some bball games soon. (I know. I know...you were "born ready"):D

Our first general meeting, for boys H.S. and Middle School is coming soon...Oct. 29th. Looking forward to it!

Mistake
 

I know (now) that I can't use my quoted rule to back up my interpretation. Sorry, I didn't realize there were four "teams" involved here. Neither the word "person", nor the word "player" was mentioned in the original post. I thought that a seventh grade "team" was playing against an eighth grade "team". Since the seventh grade "team" was, in reality, acting as "persons", or more correctly, "team followers", I agree with Rookie Dude, Jurassic Referee, and mick, and I would be asking the site director (host management) to deal with the problem.

This demonstrates the importance of using correct terminology when posting on this Forum. Terms like "team", "team member", "player", "subsititute", "captain", "bench personnel", "team attendant", "manager", "statistician", "coach", "assistant coach", "host management", "team follower", etc., should be used as defined in the rules.