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Anonymous
03/23/26, 23:05No.153980566
03/23/26, 23:05No.153980566Why do so many sports have their leagues run through the winter rather than the summer?
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Anon
03/23/26, 23:08No.153980590
03/23/26, 23:08No.153980590because people have less to do in the winter so they're more likely to go to live games.Also kids leagues are centered around the school year so that's when they are going to be playing and the pro leagues just continue that schedule.
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Anon03/23/26, 23:09No.153980591
03/23/26, 23:09No.153980591the sports played indoors are commonly played in winter, and the sports played outdoors are commonly played in summer
i imagine this is done because people dont want to sit outside in the snow
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Anon03/23/26, 23:17No.153980635
03/23/26, 23:17No.153980635Ask anyone who has played football...2 a days in 95 degree heat in August is 100x worse than playing in cold weather.
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Anon03/24/26, 01:08No.153981326
03/24/26, 01:08No.153981326it would be flat out life threatening to try to play football in the deep south in july
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Anon
03/24/26, 01:40No.153981545
03/24/26, 01:40No.153981545Many leagues, particularly in the UK, established their seasons in the 19th century to complement cricket, which was the designated summer sport. I have been told that this, in turn, was at least partially based on the economic rhythm of a year to a degree, harvest shit and so on. In the past, people lived much closer in sync with the seasons than nowadays, as you can buy summer fruits in winter and so on. So it became a custom and spread elsewhere as well, even without cricket being a thing.
Also, contact sports and endurance-based sports are safer and more manageable in colder weather than hot weather. At least that's how many people saw it in the past, I think you can also argue against it
Scandinavian and South American football leagues play in a calendar year because they either have milder summers or entirely swapped seasons compared to the northern half of the planetPersonally, I'd kind of prefer a calendar year season from March to November or something. You'd still hold big international tournaments in summer
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Anon03/24/26, 01:53No.153981635
03/24/26, 01:53No.153981635handegg should be played in snow
basketball should be playing indoor court
basedball should start in may and played outdoors only with no rain delay