Catching up with Coach Amy

Thoughts and experiences on softball related topics

  • They’re only…

    They’re only eight.  They’re only ten.  They’re only twelve.  They’re only fourteen.  They’re kids and they should be kids!  What’s the old saying?  If I had a penny for every time I heard it, I’d be rich!   In most scenarios, I hear parents say it about practice or training outside of practice.  I hear,…

  • New year, new me…..

    HAPPY NEW YEAR!  I love the new year.  It always feels like a fresh start.  A new calendar with nothing on it but dreams of what I would like to become.  A new year with a new me.  Or at least it is for the first several weeks before softball season gets into full gear,…

  • What is your ‘why’?

    Why do you coach?  That is a question I have asked myself a lot over the last year and ultimately, my why what led me to pursuing coaching on a bigger scale and start Real Life Softball.  Many times, coaching hits you with this love / hate thing.  There are so many reasons NOT to…

  • Amy, what are you doing?

    Hi. Thanks for being here. My name is Amy Feitelson. I’m a washed-up Division I softball player who still has a great passion for teaching the game as well as sharing the crazy lessons I’ve learned over the years as a player, coach, parent, and, at times, a pretty big jerk. Am I an expert…