Flavio Rossi

Flavio Rossi is an Adjunct Professor in Physical Education Didactics at the Department of Education and Learning, University of teacher education (DFA/ASP), part of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI). Based in Locarno, he contributes to teacher training programs and research initiatives focused on motor skills development and its intersection with educational theory.

• Education: Physical Education Teacher II from ETH Zurich (2000); Master in Education Research Methodology from University of Trento (2009)

Research Interests include:

• Motricity and its role in holistic child development
• Physical education didactics emphasizing psychomotor and sociomotor domains
• Youth sports engagement and dropout prevention
• Interdisciplinary approaches combining motor skills with academic learning

Key Projects involve:

• Motor play and emotions (2009-2011) analyzing emotional responses in motor activities
• Youth sports dropout (2013-2014) studying factors influencing young athletes' decisions
• Inclusion and Diversity in Physical Education (2022) focusing on heterogeneous classroom approaches

Teaching Functions cover: Fundamentals of Movement, Apparatus Gymnastics, Motor Skills I, and Artistic/Expressive Motor Languages.