I agree whole-heartedly with ljudge. Letting him know the situation is (in my humble opinion) the best thing you can do. It presents the challenge to him, which in itself does several things including: 1. letting him know that his team has confidence in him, 2. allowing him to prepare for something that he will have to deal with in the future anyways, and 3. Giving him the chance to opt out if he knows he can't handle it at this point. I would tell him I'm going to let him handle the coach unless he needs help, in which case his team will be behind him. I also agree with ljudge that you should be commended for not having the assignor swap him out already.
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