Section Physical Education and Social Sciences

Lecture Title: A Movement-Focused Approach to Design Spaces for Physical Activity: An Evaluation of a Rich Landscape of Affordances Called The Skills Garden

Dr Navarro is a Senior Lecturer in Skill Acquisition at the School of Psychology, Sports and Health at the University of Portsmouth and the Director of the Athletic Skills Model UK (https://www.athleticskillsmodel.nl/en/). Dr Navarro’s latest research focuses on testing and evaluating contemporary models of skill development including the Athletic Skills Model across grassroots and elite performance and physical education alongside the impact of innovative design on built environments for physical activity and sports. She has worked as an academic and in the sports coaching industry over the last 13 years at universities and organisations in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Brazil and the UK. As an academic with a focus on innovation, Dr Navarro currently works with several National Governing Bodies, Sports Clubs and Schools to capacitate sports and strength & condition coaches and physical education teachers on designing movement programmes and spaces to develop adaptable and versatile performers.