Game Day Nerves
Every athlete, from youth leagues to the collegiate level, experiences that familiar flutter in the stomach before competition—an amalgam of adrenaline, anticipation, and perceived threat. This physiological arousal is mediated by the sympathetic nervous system, which floods the body with cortisol and adrenaline to prime muscles and sharpen senses.
Every athlete, from youth leagues to the collegiate level, experiences that familiar flutter in the stomach before competition—an amalgam of adrenaline, anticipation, and perceived threat. This physiological arousal is mediated by the sympathetic nervous system, which floods the body with cortisol and adrenaline to prime muscles and sharpen senses.
Every athlete, from youth leagues to the collegiate level, experiences that familiar flutter in the stomach before competition—an amalgam of adrenaline, anticipation, and perceived threat. This physiological arousal is mediated by the sympathetic nervous system, which floods the body with cortisol and adrenaline to prime muscles and sharpen senses.