The ability to vary the intensity of effort is important - not only in a sporting setting but also as we go about our daily tasks and when at play.
Preschoolers can begin to use the language to convey, discuss and experience what it feels like to work at varying efforts.
We live quite close to an athletics track - modified for school children - and we use it for running whenever we can. At the finish line at the end of the straight, I often ask my Preschooler if she could have gone any faster...and her response is often "...yes..."
I use opportunities like this to discuss 'effort' - how hard one works. These opportunities pop up often...when playing with balls, pushing the wagon around the backyard...jumping on the spot..etc
In many sports, games and activities being able to vary and accurately apply the correct and appropriate intensity to an action is essential.
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