I often feel my confidence is very high at the start of the game and then it diminishes as the game progresses and I start to second guess myself. How would you approach this issue as a player?

I’ve heard that confidence isn’t a feeling but more like courage but can you still be confident if you a feeling of uncertainty or that your training won’t translate to games or that you won’t know what to do?

So I played a game against our rivals, 12UAA1. My team is the second team, 12UAA2. We’re mostly 2014s, with a few 2013s. They’re the exact opposite. 2013s with one or two 2014s Last time we played, we lost 3-2 This time, we lost 10-4 I played terrible. I got scored on three times in one shift My +- (plus minus) would’ve been a -5 or -6, if I hadn’t been on when one of my teammates scored a goal The one Im really frustrated about is how their player chipped it past my D partner, then he literally OUTSKATED me on a breakaway and scored I got really upset It made me think I’m really slow Like, that kid was NOT EVEN TOP 10 in fast skaters kn that team Yet he still beat me Then another player (no offense, but even slower than the other) TIED me in speed I know they were 2013s but I’m still really frustrated and I feel like I’m slow How do I stop thinking this, get faster, and regain my confidence?