Ds plays football and rugby outside school. He's not brilliant at them, but he turns up, tries hard and does his best to listen to the coaches.
Other team mates who are very good are super confident to the point of rude cockiness. They've started complaining to ds that he isn't fast enough or good enough. He's begun to feel left out and disheartened, saying he's rubbish and nobody passes to him because he's no good.
The coaches are good at praising him and we constantly tell him it's the taking part that counts, and that his contribution is valued but it doesn't seem enough. Dh practises with him so he can improve, but I'm so hurt that his confidence is taking a knocking.
WWYD?