NFL Head Coach is a football strategy video game released for the Microsoft Xbox console in the United States. The game places the player in the role of a head coach responsible for managing a professional football franchise. Players can coach from the sideline call plays during games conduct practice sessions make draft day trades and sign free agents and delegate tasks to assistant coaches. Success depends on football knowledge rather than rapid button mashing. The experience aims to simulate the emotional highs and lows of coaching including sleepless nights over tough calls and cheering or booing at TV broadcasts. The game features easily mastered controls that let players handle all aspects of franchise management with simplicity. The title uses 3D graphics to portray the stadium and the field with realistic detail. It offers a variety of coaching tools such as playbooks practice drills and scouting reports. Players can experience the pressure of making roster moves and adjusting game plans in real time. The title was developed by a studio specializing in sports simulation and received positive feedback for its depth and accessibility. Fans of football management enjoyed the blend of strategy and immersion. The game was added to the website iOctavio dot com on June 20 2006. The title belongs to the Sports genre and more specifically to the Football subgenre.