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Dad in a Cheer Bow

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Dad in a Cheer Bow

Authors & Illustrator

Author:

Patrick
Riccards
Third Place Book Award

Third Place Award

Nonfiction > Parenting
Honorable Mention Book Award

Honorable Mention

Nonfiction > Relationships - Family

Description

The incredible lessons from 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 struggles to fit in with a group of women and feels out of place. Will he ever truly belong? Working with 19 tween girls and absolutely no understanding about cheer or cheer competitions, surprisingly cheer soon becomes part of his DNA. It was quite a learning experience. Together, they overcame major adversity to win second place at Globals and place Top 10 at Nationals. Over the course of four 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.