Surfing Waves

I am a 15 year old grom i need to know how to build up some confidence here are a few thing that i need to work on.

1. other people surfing i think im getting in their way
2. getting hammered by waves when getting out there
3. and all ways worried about which way the currant is taking me if i am drifting out to sea.

if some one knows how to solve these problems please let me know.

im only a 14 year old grom, but iv got the answer to all those questions, probably because iv been in the same situations

1. most surfers are nice, just make sure you dont sit infront of anyone and you will be fine

2. just go for it, paddel as hard as you can at the wave and either do a pressup possition or duck dive

3. keep in line with a few things, i surf peirs, so depending on the surf i will sit in a place which i can recognise each time i paddel back out.

try and find a distincive land mark like a flag or a hut or anything

and if your further out than everyone els then just paddel back in

drifting is all part of surfing, so you just gota get used to it