Quiet neighbours now making noise.

You don't like them playing music in their garden for a couple of hours. You want to figure out how you can control them and what they play and how. I feel sorry for your neighbours you seem very invested in them.

Not quite sure how to answer this. Even if all he did was repeatedly shoot hoops it would still be exercise as he would be moving continuously the entire time.
But presumably he also dribbles the ball, practices skills etc. As opposed to sitting inside on a sofa watching TV or playing computer games.

Because that’s not how you play basketball 😂 highly unlikely OP doesn’t have a patio/driveway/paved area and the hoop is just stood on its own tiny patch of hard ground.

how is bouncing a ball and standing at a hoop chucking a ball up at it "getting exercise"? Unless of course you have a court in your garden.

Can you be my neighbour please?

Is the hobby basketball? Is so yes, YABU. There is a special place in hell for people who subject a constant banging sound on neighbours.

You are a very selfish person. You’re allowed to make noise but they’re not? Move your bloody basketball hoop and be a good neighbour Mrs Selfish.

I don't think I have experienced anything more annoying than our teenage neighbour with a basketball when we lived in our previous house. It was the most awful noise. He was a nice boy but the noise of the ball bouncing on the patio and banging off the backboard was a real nuisance.

Ah, you have good taste 😁 We should be neighbours 🤘

Me too. Nothing like a bit of Slayer in the sunshine

Did you quote the wrong person @SophieJo ?

Sounds reasonable to me Op.

I have to admit Im pretty relaxed about noise but I would never allow my kids to play basketball before school!
The way I see it, I won't let my kids lives suffer in order to please others. So I won't stop them playing an instrument, playing a sport, having fun in the garden. That would include playing basketball. It's so important for kids to play sport and get exercise. I wouldn't be limiting his time.
But there are boundaries around that - excessive screaming and shouting just isn't ok, and no noise early in the morning or late at night.
And I would never complain about neighbour every day noise unless it was particular bad and inconsiderate.

are you serious OP? Of course YABVU. Your son plays basket ball which would drive me mad and yet you think your neighbours should use headphones when listening to music. tbh you have a fucking cheek. I'm pleased i don't live next to you

I don’t think you understand what the majority on your thread are telling you. The constant sound of a a bouncing ball is horrendous for half an hour never mind anytime longer. You are being very very unreasonable and I pity your neighbours.

I think the op’s suggestion of half an hour a day is reasonable, although I don’t think it should be more than half hour at weekends too. As I said on my last post, we have neighbours who play basketball for half hour a day and this is bearable but any more would be very annoying.

In response to a PP, not all areas have basketball hoops in parks. I’ve never noticed one in any of the parks around here. That probably explains why a couple of neighbours have basketball hoops in their gardens.

I’d be annoyed by people playing music out loud in their garden too though; luckily no one in this area does that.

I suspect, that Ike me, some posters responding are sick to the back teeth of people like the OP who fully expect everyone to dance to their tune but refuse to show the slightest consideration for anyone else.

It drives people to think "Screw this, why am I losing out trying to be considerate to others while also losing out because no one bothers to be considerate towards me?!"

The real kicker though is that when types like the OP get treated with the same disregard they show others they create such a bloody drama about it because they just cannot accept that they're not the most important person in the universe.

It's an increasing attitude that causes issues, people expecting the benefits of a cooperative society while refusing point blank to be part of that cooperation.

Your son plays basket ball and for some reason you think that’s ok.
I’d Have poured petrol through your letter box. So taking off their head phones seems pretty reasonable.

The OP wants here neighbour to be silent whilst her son belts a ball off the patio for hours every day. Bloody nightmare.

I agree with this.

The issue isn't the basketball, it's the OP wanting things all her own way.

Neighbours have accepted the basketball (I would too, even if annoying, as I do think kids should be outside being active as much as possible). But they've made it clear that the quid pro quo is the occasional bit of music.

He should be allowed to play with his basketball at his own house. Has nobody ever allowed their child to do this ?
Can you not buy a basketball stand and keep it on part of the drive. I can hear the child opposite me with his ball too so people can still hear it but not as loud.
I would play music to drown out certain noise too and now my neighbours are so quiet as obviously don't like it either.
I would def start paying it again if things changed.
You are being very unreasonable to suggest your neighbours stop playing music though. Just let your son play whenever he wants and they can also play their music to drown it out What is the big deal about that ?

Oh come on, OP has come on to gauge opinion, had taken it on the chin, and has a perfectly decent plan to have a friendly conversation with her neighbour. And the "crime" was some excessive basketball playing. I don't think you know the meaning of nightmare neighbour! Or maybe you just enjoy being hyper-critical?

I can add skateboarding to the list. Constant flipping of the board and clattering off ramps/pipe. Currently driving me insane.

You’re screwing with us, right??

30 mins a FEW times a day? But you want them to be silent??

Id laugh in your face. I wouldn’t be able to help it.