My child has been dropped- how to help them cope?

[Isawthesignanditopenedupmyeyes]

My son has been dropped from a prestigious sports squad. He’s not out of the squad completely just dropped for the next game. He’s the only one from the usual squad to be dropped.
Now this is not a grand thing in the scheme of life and I know this is part of resilience building BUT he will BW gutted. I know it will hugely affect his self esteem and confidence. To be honest I’m gutted for him.
Has anyone had similar experiences, is there are good way to help him (and ad ridiculous as it’s sounds, me) cope with this?

If the dropping is permanent, watch this, take a deep breath and find another club. At 11 it’s too early for him to be “elite” but it’s also too early for a player with genuine ability to be “not good enough”.