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Inside the Headset with the AFCA

Podcast · afca.com · US · EN

Inside the Headset with the AFCA is a weekly interview podcast from the American Football Coaches Association, featuring college and high school football coaches discussing careers, coaching development and program building. It has 100 episodes, typical length about 55 minutes. Estimated downloads per episode are 500 to 2,000. Estimated host-read rate is $40 to $90 per episode.

Why brands sponsor Inside the Headset with the AFCA

Reach working football coaches through a trusted association's weekly interview show

  • Weekly episodes from the American Football Coaches Association, which the feed describes as over 11,000 members
  • Interviews run 40 to 65 minutes with head coaches and coordinators across college and high school levels
  • Apple Podcasts rating of 4.8 from 228 ratings, a sign of an engaged niche audience
Best forcoaching equipment and training toolssports apparel and team gearcoaching education services
Watch forAudience is niche and small, and download figures are estimated rather than verified.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Sports90%
Careers10%
Formats
interview, career breakdown
Tone
professional, instructional
Language
English
Production
Clean, edited audio
Typical length
40 to 65 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent25/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment85/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Est. downloads per episode500–2k
Estimated, confidence 45%: 228 Apple ratings suggest the 200 to 1,000 band (5,000 to 25,000), but the show is under two years old in the feed and niche, so the estimate is shifted down and set at low confidence.
Audience asks aboutHow did this coach reach a head coaching job?What schemes or development methods does this coach use?How do coaches build staff and recruit players?
Age
15%18-24
30%25-34
30%35-44
25%45+
Gender
15%women
85%men
Countries
🇺🇸 United States90%
LanguagesEnglish 100%

Commercial

5%of the last 20 episodes had a sponsor
None seenno sponsor mentions in the last 20 episodes
Brands seen
CoachCommAmerican Football Coaches Association
Categories promoted
coaching education, sports organization membership
Affiliate links
No

The episode title block lists 'Inside the Headset Presented by CoachComm' on the homepage, and the AFCA sponsors page lists corporate partners, but no ad read is visible in the feed.

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitylow
Adultlow
Drugslow
Violencelow
Politicslow

Family friendly
Episode titles are coaching career interviews with no explicit flags.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Where to listen

Benchmark score: 85 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Consistency Latest episode within the usual cadence50 / 50
Activity Episodes in the last 90 days, weekly is full marks30 / 30
Reach Estimated downloads per episode, 20k is full marks1 / 20

Recent episodes

Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 4 days ago, a new one about every 7 days.

Inside the Headset with the AFCA takes you in-depth with interviews, career breakdowns, and coaching development with football coaches around the country.
Inside the Headset with the AFCA's own show description from the podcast feed

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About Inside the Headset with the AFCA

Inside the Headset with the AFCA is a weekly podcast from the American Football Coaches Association. Each episode features an interview with a football coach, from college and high school programs to professional staffs, covering career paths, coaching development and program building. The AFCA website describes the association as having more than 11,000 members. Episodes run about 55 minutes on average, and the show has 100 episodes in its feed.

The show is hosted on Libsyn and carries a 4.8 average rating from 228 ratings on Apple Podcasts. Its audience is likely coaches, coaching staffs and football staff members, though no listener data is published. Estimated downloads are 500 to 2,000 per episode, and the feed shows no host-read ads, only a CoachComm presentation credit and AFCA sponsor listings.

A host-read mid-roll at this audience size would be priced at roughly $40 to $90 per episode. The show suits coaching education providers, training tool makers and football gear brands seeking direct access to coaches.

Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Inside the Headset with the AFCA can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about Inside the Headset with the AFCA

How much does Inside the Headset with the AFCA charge for a podcast sponsorship?

Estimated rates are about $40 to $90 per episode for a host-read mid-roll, based on an estimated 500 to 2,000 downloads per episode. Actual pricing depends on the sponsor package the AFCA offers.

What is Inside the Headset with the AFCA about?

The show is a weekly interview podcast from the American Football Coaches Association. Guests are football coaches discussing career paths, coaching development and their programs.

How do I contact Inside the Headset with the AFCA about sponsoring an episode?

The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80, and boosted shows can be booked through Starbooked.

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