Meet Bella. She's a cheerleader for her school team, The Bulldogs. But Bella's also got a killer arm. She can throw a football.

When the coach of the school's struggling football team happens to see her launch a long pass, Bella gets recruited to be quarterback. Football also happens to have been her lifelong dream, one she shared as a little girl with her late father.

With that concept - a girl quarterbacking a school team (which isn't exactly new but is nevertheless a method for illustrating gender stereotypes) - comes all sorts of challenges.

The boys are not exactly on board. "No girl can play football," says one. Even Bella's cheerleading friends, Pepper and Sophie, have a hard time being supportive of the idea when Bella misses a big cheer competition because of football.

But what's really important in the end is how much Bella's friends care about her and about each other. She's breaking a glass ceiling and they're helping her push through it. She learns to overcome fears and pursue new hobbies and abilities, all while building self-confidence.

It's a win-win - for Bella and for viewers.