For employees looking to enter the manageriallevel for the first time, the company also provides a four-week training program with a specialty coach in a particular focus area as well as job-shadowing opportunities.
The manager of the year award is presented by the League Managers Association and is voted for by the association's 256 members, made up of all 92 league clubs' bosses, retired coaches, and those still involved in the game below manageriallevel.
Tony LaRussa, Bobby Cox and Joe Torre have 91 years of managerial experience between them on the major league level with an average of 30.3 years per person.
When I asked her what sort of managerial skills she possessed she provided examples from her activities coordinating youth athletic activities that involved a level of organizational, relationship building, and financial skills that vastly exceed those of many people who have years of formal managerial experience.