The Farm System

Episode 171: The Business Of A Team The A’s to Vegas. A reverse boycott. What all goes into a city having a professional sports team? Take a deep dive with us as we go into the numbers behind why the A’s move to Vegas seems like a no brainer for the franchise and the owner! […]

Episode 170: Jordan Walker MLB Top Prospect Jordan Walker of the Cardinals have been a hot topic this year! After his exciting MLB debut and fairly successful stretch to start the year, he was optioned down to AAA. But why? In a recent interview he explains and addresses the move and why he finds himself […]

Episode 169: Taking Feedback Context is King. In a world with information overload, we dive into how asking questions and listening can give you a more accurate sense of what is really going on during training. We value providing and receiving feedback and decided to talk about what that process looks like for us in […]

Episode 168: Softball Talk In this episode, we bring on the Great Nicole (Nikki P) Parnell to talk about current softball news, the differences in training/ teaching softball and baseball, as well as her own personal experiences from playing to coaching at the highest of levels in the college ranks! You can access all of […]

Episode 167: From Athlete To Mentor In the latest podcast episode, hosts and former athletes, Joey Cunha & Jurell Henry, discuss how their experiences have shaped their coaching and mentoring perspectives. They dive into the importance of empathy, communication, and adaptability in coaching. The episode offers valuable insights and advice for aspiring coaches and mentors, […]

Episode 166: Mookie Betts New Dodgers Short Stop We dive into the exciting week of baseball news with our thoughts on Scherzers recent suspension, The A’s to Las Vegas, Pitch Clock Opinions, and Mookie Betts playing some short for the Dodgers. You can access all of the resources we talked about on the show here: […]

Episode 165: Creating An Environment The environment that you are consistently in can mold the decisions you make and how you view your game. In this episode we talk about the importance of building an environment that people want to train at and be a part of on a daily basis. You can access all […]

Episode 164: Gold Glove Mentality In this episode, the guys change the pace up a little bit and talk about different challenges on the defensive side of the ball as well as how training that side of the ball looked like for them as well as how that transferred to their offensive play! You can […]

Episode 163: The Season Begins The time we have all trained and waited patiently for! Let baseball & softball season begin! With the beginning of season ramping up for some and already up to full speed for others, we aim to give context about how the start of season goes for a lot of players […]

Episode 162: Kim Schwartz In this episode we bring in  Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor & Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor Kim Schwartz. She has served in the Mental Health space since around 2014. You can follow her on Instagram at Kindred Jade Solutions LLC. You can also find her on her website “https://www.kindredjadesolutions.com/”   We had […]

Episode 161: Josh Cathcart A full episode on how on how Joey & Josh like to go about the training process, from acquisition, to training, and maintaining these athletes progress and results. We dive into K-vest Data, Swing Catalyst and Force Plate Data, and so much more in this unforgettable episode with a lot of […]

Episode 160 In the training world, everybody wants to help athletes and players increase their game and get better results than ever before. The issue is, we are continuing to learn every day meaning the inevitable… We will have to be wrong about something. Take a listen as we talk about how we go about […]

Episode 160: It’s Okay To Be Wrong In the training world, everybody wants to help athletes and players increase their game and get better results than ever before. The issue is, we are continuing to learn every day meaning the inevitable… We will have to be wrong about something. Take a listen as we talk […]

Episode 158: Commitment Issues You already know! When Tay and Joey hop on the Pod, we dive into mindset and mentality! Join us as we sit down and talk about a multitude of topics and address the mental side of sports, work, and life in general! You can access all of the resources we talked […]

Episode 157: Your Body Doesn’t Know The Difference Your strength coach could be messing up your swing… they also could be saving it! Take a listen as we talk about some common misconceptions we see when it comes to medball work and how it can influence the swing in good and bad ways! You can […]

Episode 156: Having True Confidence The mental side of business, sports, or just life in general is extremely important. We want to have confidence and belief in what we are doing but when it becomes arrogance, it can interfere. Take a listen as Joey and Tay dive into the mental aspect of sports and business […]

Episode 155: How You Respond Is Important In the world we live in today, you are going to get feedback on everything you do. With the addition of streaming and social media to an athletes and coaches tools, the question of “How Do You Respond?” Is even more important than ever! Listen in as we […]

Episode 154: Bobby Tewksbary Part 3 Tune into the 3rd and final part of this 3-part podcast series where Joey & Bobby talk about all the things they have learned over the years from being in the training space and working with hitters of all ages! You can access all of the resources we talked […]

Episode 153: Leading From Your Position Tune into episode 153, where Joey and Jurell unpack the skills it takes to grow and adapt as a leader in multiple fields as well as covering the importance of being able to flow from positions and playing different roles. You can access all of the resources we talked […]

Episode 152: Bobby Tewksbary Part 2 Join us in Part 2 of this 3 Part Podcast Series where Bobby Tewksbary and Joey chop it up about a plethora of topics from coaching, business, ideas, and many other topics! You can access all of the resources we talked about on the show here: bit.ly/FarmSystem Joey’s Twitter: twitter.com/_joeycunha […]

Episode 151: Bobby Tewksbary Part 1 In this episode, Bobby & Joey talk about recent events in the baseball space, the media space within baseball and softball, being open minded with methodology, and how losing that open mind can lead to going too far one way and missing blind spots in what you may be […]

Episode 150: Strictly Business In this episode, we bring a different angle of the sports world that seems to be less talked about. The business side. Our COO Jurell Henry sits down as we dive into some of the backend necessities that are required for The Farm System to be where it is today! https://bit.ly/FarmMentalHealthResource […]

Episode 149: Get Your Mind Right Everyone has heard the age old quote, “It’s 90 percent mental and the other half is physical”. In this episode we dive into the complexities of the mental component of the game as well as mental requirements & struggles that athletes have off the field that are often not […]

Episode 148. It’s A Misconception  Listen in while we dive into some recent things we have seen with hitters and athletes in house and on social media. We also talk about some misconceptions we hear on a regular basis from our own hitters in house! You can access all of the resources we talked about […]

Episode 147. There’s More To It! Hitting coaches have to wear many hats in todays game but some of the roles and responsibilities can go unnoticed! Take a listen as we dive into some common themes with our hitters recently and the different intricacies involved with coaching hitters, in person, via zoom, and remote programming. […]