How do you get over the fear of tryouts?

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Tryouts are in may ways analogous to an interview for a position. You are asked to demonstrate your skills, and there is always the fear that you might mess it up. The best thing you can do is to go into the tryout prepared the best you can do the best you can do. It sounds like you have the proper skills set, so if you are well rested and prepared to do your best, no one should be able to ask any more of you.

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