Level of studies and experience of female football referees and assistant referees in Spain: Women´s First Division

Resumen

The number of new consumer digital technologies is growing exponentially and today it is almost impossible to disassociate them from our lifestyle. The enormous interest in these types of devices has led to wearable technologies being rated as the primary trend in fitness worldwide with considerable increases in sales predicted over the coming decade. Advances in embedded sensors, increased battery life, increased processor speed, and the wide availability of 4G/5G mobile networks is enabling rapid advancements in these digital technologies. Interest among researchers is also growing exponentially and this can be seen by the growing number of studies on consumer digital technologies. Likewise, technologies are being used to improve sports consumption or even for a better experience in sporting events.However, there is a deficit of academic evidence to know the real situation of the use of technology and, therefore, the challenges that the sector faces. The aim of this Research Topic is to provide a practical, evidence-based vision of how to use technologies for the evaluation and control of variables related to 4 different areas of interest: sport management, physical education, sport health and sport performance.