why are there rain delays in certain sports, like baseball, but not football (American or non-American) unless, of course there’s lightning.

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why are there rain delays in certain sports, like baseball, but not football (American or non-American) unless, of course there’s lightning.

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Answer 1

We go to a lot of MLS soccer games in Orlando and central Florida has more lightening than anywhere in the United States, so a lot of Orlando’s games are delayed by lightening. A couple of weeks ago we had a game with an insane downpour but no lightening so they continued play. It got to the point where the ball couldn’t roll on the field and normal play broke down. That said, it was still a semi-function game. Fortunately, the rain let up and the field is well designed to handle crazy Florida rain and the 2nd half was a fairly normal game.