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It depends on how severe his balance and coordination issues are.
I have children (there, am out of the closet on this forum - yes, I am over 25 so there!) and am unconvinced that balance bikes, which they had, actually helped them to learn to cycle. Moving them from BB to proper bike was just like starting from scratch.
However, it may be different for a teen and worth a try if he already has the bike - it may just give him that bit more confidence. Mind you as a teen, he might also be self conscious and not want to be seen with no pedals, so worth asking him first.
Good luck.