<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Countless sporting fields and ovals across Sydney are still underwater following the city's </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/rain-to-intensify-today-in-nsw-before-drying-out-weather-news-forecast/3ce7a8a0-e687-487b-b1e0-f4403e05b6d1" rel="" target="" title="wettest August in 27 years."><span>wettest August in 27 years.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The record deluge has come at a high price for young people – weekend sports.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Perpetually soggy grounds have resulted in soccer matches in some areas being rained out for the past month.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/woollahra-sydney-hidden-train-station-revival-thousands-of-homes-state-government-plan/8ca7ecd8-69f6-4fd3-aa1d-ff42ced2bf1a" target="_blank" title="Abandoned train station in Sydney's east to be revived"><strong><span>Abandoned train station in Sydney's east to be revived</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>President of Holroyd Soccer Club Danny Rizk told </span><em><span>Today</span></em><span> it has been a "heartbreaking" few weeks for young players.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The whole reason we're here is for these kids to to enjoy their sport and get out on the field. And it's it's heartbreaking when we have to tell them, sorry, look, you're not playing," Rizk said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That's happened now for four weekends."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-weather-rain-ruins-weekend-spots-for-entire-month-fields-ovals-underwaters/5d7ff8f5-c17a-4abd-944d-d60d1df67575" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We work extremely hard to keep our kids on the field playing sport, keeping healthy," he added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"And all this does is just drives them away and keeps them at home on monitors and on screens."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/cabarita-beach-shark-attack-surfer-shares-update/cfa78149-9ae9-4496-a25a-56bd845f5eb7" rel="" target="_blank" title="NSW surfer who narrowly missed shark bite shares update"><strong><span>NSW surfer who narrowly missed shark bite shares update</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rizk said his one of the local fields in Guildford has poor drainage and is a muddy mess after heavy rain over the past few weeks.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said when 75 per cent of the fields are unplayable, the whole round is cancelled.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The soccer president said synthetic turf is a good way to ensure wet weather doesn't destroy the field.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's not the only solution, but it's definitely a solution," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Having a few more around the area will definitely keep weekends like the ones that we've had in the past four weeks operating, at least moving in our local area,</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've only got one synthetic field and it's just not enough. We had to play 58 games last weekend. That's as an association and they weren't able to play it."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The torrential rain that battering Sydney also </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/wild-weather/sydney-sinkhole-cammeray-rain-flooding/2f62fe74-73fb-494f-a6b4-ca2e8a416662" rel="" target="_blank" title="caused a giant sinkhole"><span>caused a giant sinkhole</span></a><span> open up on a sporting oval in Cammeray.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Locals first spotted the sinkhole at Tunks Park on Thursday after another big night of rain.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/trail-bike-rider-dies-crash-minto/ffeaed66-b031-4892-b530-afb779877e7d" target="_blank" title="Trail bike rider dies after fatal collision with SUV in Sydney"><strong><span>Trail bike rider dies after fatal collision with SUV in Sydney</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The sinkhole was pictured close to the goal posts at the park, which has been completely submerged by water.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Thursday was the wettest day of the year to date for Sydney.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The city's monthly rainfall total reached a record 368.8mm by Friday morning,</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Conditions eased on Saturday and the sun finally made a long-awaited appearance following Sydney's wettest August since 1998.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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