Maddie wondered what 'cultivating and developing on the pitch' meant, but she only nodded in reply. Yup. Got that, Professor. All of it.

She knew that exercise was important, but she hated being reminded of that. Organizing her energy into a routine wasn't something she was fond of, but she had a feeling she was about to have to do that very thing. Maddie listened to the professor's question and thought about the answer for about a split second before raising her hand.

"I think it's so they'll know where they came from and where they want to go," she said. "For example, maybe they can run one mile, and then one day, they can run three. So their goal is to run two extra miles." That sounded like a LOT of running to Maddie, but that's what a goal was.