they commented when taken flying how they could never be a pilot because they just don't have the hand eye coordination needed.
The first thing I would ask is who told him he didn't have hand eye coordination? Was it a medical doctor? What specific measured tests were conducted? Was his first flight a TIF gone wrong with a junior instructor? He should be getting second or even third properly qualified opinions rather than accept what could be a personal opinion from an unqualified (medically) pilot.