Cheer dad! The incredible lessons this middle-aged man learned coaching a team of tween
girls. When Patrick first became a' boy cheer coach' a few years back ,he had no idea what
was in store for him. He had agreed simply because his daughter asked him to .Once the deal
was done ,there was no turning back!
Initially, Patrick Riccards ,struggles to fit in with a group of women and feels out of place .Will
he ever truly be long? Working with 19 tween girls and absolutely no understanding about
cheer or cheer competitions, surprisingly cheer soon became part of his DNA .It was quite a
learning experience. They overcame major adversity to win second place at Globals and
place Top 10 at Nationals. Over the course off our years, he helped these girls become
athletes and young women, including during the struggles of COVID and how it took a final
season away from his daughter and many of her teammates . Would all of this be too much for
him to handle , and will the pressures of being a cheer dad get to him?
Dad In a Cheer Bow provides us with a more in-depth look into the cheer leading world and
this father's relationship with his daughter . It begins with him believing that he would just stand
in the back as a volunteer , but he could not have been more wrong. The pressures of
coaching were high, and the stress of managing work and being a coach was beginning to get
too much, but the pay off was well worth it . Being a Wild cat cheer leader made Patrick a better
dad and better man.
With each chapter, Patrick tells us how he went from a regular dad to starting his' career 'as a
cheer coach and how he never expected that he would become as invested in cheerleading
and the squad as he is today