Two basketball players face off in an intense standoff on the court, each focused and ready to make their move. Survival instincts in sports are vital to an athlete's success or failure. An athlete's body goes through physiological changes that can hurt their performance when they don't feel safe - their heart races, adrenaline spikes, muscles tense up, breathing becomes choppy, and coordination suffers . The mind shifts into 'threat mode' and athletes focus on protecting t
