Editorial: Remote assessment, measurement, and delivery in sport, physical activity and health

Technology has had an increasing influence on our lives for some time, and this was accelerated by the enforced remote way of working five years ago. The first paper in this special topic from Chahin-Inostroza et al. articulates some of the challenges faced during this time as countries across the world enforced distancing measures and remote working to control the spread of COVID-19. Sport was not exempt, and both national and global events were put on standby. However, this not only affected elite athletes, but amateur athletes too had fewer opportunities to socialise with peers and receive feedback and advice. In their cross-section of amateur Chilean athletes, Chahin-Inostroza et al. report how the use of some technologies and training software changed during periods of quarantine, and remained elevated when quarantine ended.

https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2025.1584714