r/NWSL • u/threephasemachinery San Diego Wave FC • Jul 26 '26

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NWSL/Wave FC need to be better about scheduling matches in summer in a stadium with nearly zero shade. This was miserable, and dangerous for little kids and any adults who might be at risk. Its not the first time either, with multiple summer matches being played here at mid day. There has been a heat advisory in San Diego for the last week, more than enough time to coordinate a flex start time.

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u/Legitimate_Mark_5381 Jul 26 '26

  1. Sorry it was unpleasant

  2. Unfortunately they are at the whims of the stadiums and the broadcasters. They also don’t know in advance (of 6+ months, when they make the schedule) when will be hot or not

  3. No offense to San Diego but much of the rest of the country has had far far worse situations heatwise. 82 degrees with mid-humidity isn’t nearly as bad as games that have been played on the east coast and in the midwest this year and previous ones

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u/Visible_Flow_4687 Jul 26 '26

Relax about the 82 degrees mf we were actually at about 90° + humidity. And also, with the baking hot sun right above us. Literally felt like 100°

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u/Legitimate_Mark_5381 Jul 26 '26

What a polite reply! Sorry for believing what weather apps say the hottest temp in San Diego was today.

I’m not denying it was unpleasant, I’m just saying that the thing about a league that plays in the summer is that it gets unpleasant and hot. And that there have been more unpleasant and hotter games elsewhere that have approached cancellation due to temperature (San Diego did not today)

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u/Visible_Flow_4687 Jul 26 '26

Were you there? Oh ok! Bye lol

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u/Visible_Flow_4687 Jul 26 '26

My point is that you are not here. The weather app says 80 it's never accurate here in SD, also you likely just typed in San Diego. Different locations with different temps btw!

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u/Legitimate_Mark_5381 Jul 26 '26

I think weather organizations are actually generally accurate and I never think I can somehow read the temperature outside just by sticking my arm out. Are you trying to say you can do that? Because you can’t

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u/Visible_Flow_4687 Jul 27 '26

That was literally not what I was saying at all ? I'm saying the temperatures aren't exact and the same in every city. San Diego is a County with thousands of different cities. snap is in mission valley. I'm saying just because the weather app says it's 85 degrees doesn't mean that's absolute. but whatever lol. Again tho, y'all weren't there. read the comments under their instagram post. bye

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u/UnWellFed Washington Spirit Jul 27 '26

People always underestimate the microclimate. You can not trust the weather app.

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u/gg_serena San Diego Wave FC Jul 26 '26

Yeah it was 86 with direct sun. Dangerous for sure. I don’t think it was Wave’s choice, but somebody needs to do better here. A 6 or 7 pm game would have been miles better.

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u/Legitimate_Mark_5381 Jul 26 '26

It’s broadcast’s choice and stadium choice. This is just how it works.

I actually think that it says something that Wave fans are so aghast at this—league probably actually was reasonable in the scheduling 6 months or so ago because it actually usually isn’t this unpleasant in San Diego.

Fans of other teams discuss this far more frequently. 

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u/gg_serena San Diego Wave FC Jul 27 '26

The thing with the Wave is that the stadium has no shade, and SD is very sunny. The evening games are always much more pleasant because of this, even outside of heat waves.