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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - I was friends with the person who passed and not as close to the surviving spouse.
There are only x spots. It's not like other people just join a new team. 
My DH agrees with you all, and I do too, I get it. The issue is, he's not the final arbiter. He isn't the league manager. But he has a say and is now kind of caught trying to make a case for this.
Death was sudden and the "coachable" complaints long predate anything happening.
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So he goes to the league manager and convinces them to expand the roster one time so a newly motherless child can have the comfort of playing on a team with friends and caring adults.  For one season.

I disagree with the PPs who think this is why there should be no parent coaches for 11 or 12 yr olds. If having parent coaches means some compassion is occasionally extended to a grieving child, then it’s the right system.

I wouldn’t want to be part of a system that would cut this child loose right now.

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+1 for one season.

At some point conversations with her dad this winter about whether she is likely to return the following year based on behavior and ability. [/quote]

Bingo! She gets a spot this year. She might not play much, but the companionship could make all the difference in her life. 
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