Stick It is a 2006 American teen comedy-drama film starring Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym and Vanessa Lengies written and directed by Bring It On writer Jessica Bendinger; the film marks her directorial debut and to date her only directorial work. It was produced by Touchstone Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment and was released in theatres on April 28, 2006.

Haley Graham is a rebellious 17-year-old who has a run-in with the law when she and two friends stage an illegal bike-race through a residential construction site in Plano, Texas. Arrested and brought before a judge, Haley is forced to return to the world of professional gymnastics.

Haley was once considered one of the most talented and promising gymnasts in the U.S.; known for her flair and raw power which enabled her to perform higher difficulty moves her fellow competitors couldn't, but was not known for her consistency. One year earlier, she made it to the World Championships, but she walked out of the team all-around finals just before her final floor-routine; costing the American team the gold medal, leaving her teammates in tears and simultaneously ruining both her reputation and her future prospects. Haley retired from the sport that day.

Haley enrolls in the elite Vickerman Gymnastics Academy (VGA) in Houston, her ultimate nightmare, run by legendary coach Burt Vickerman. Haley has a talk with Vickerman, who offers to handle her training until she can enter an upcoming invitational competition; she decides to use the prize money to settle the property-damage claims she owes and then retire once again. Disliking the sport's rigid rules and intense training-schedule, Haley is reluctant to come out of retirement. Her attitude toward her fellow gymnasts—as well as her past—causes conflicts, so she reluctantly agrees to ask Vickerman to teach her how to "control her trick, rather than always "flooring it".

At the invitational, Haley's talent shines and her return from gymnastics retirement seems for the better. But all is not what it seems in the scoring system. She starts to remember one of the many reasons why she retired to begin with: the flaws in judging. The panels do not look at the difficulty of the move nor do they look at the technique; they merely take deductions for unimportant, minor errors. As Haley says, "It doesn't matter how well you do. It's how well you follow their rules."

In addition, Haley is severely stressed by her domineering mother—Alice—who has arrived to watch the meet. Her conduct at the World Championship ("Worlds") has not been forgotten by the other athletes nor by the fans and they treat her with open hostility; including one fan tossing a full cup of soda at her, requiring her to buy a new leotard. After making a mistake in her balance-beam routine, Haley finally breaks down and—in a repeat of the World Championships a year earlier—leaves the arena before completing the competition. However, before she leaves, she reveals to Vickerman the reason why she walked out of Worlds the first time: she had just learned of her mother’s affair with her coach, leading to a divorce and Haley losing contact with her father.

Haley returns to the judge and states that she is ready to accept her punishment, but the judge tells Haley that someone has just paid off all of her debts, meaning she is no longer under any legal issues and having "jerks for parents" doesn't need to ruin her life.

Haley then approaches Vickerman, who reveals that he used money left to him by her father to pay for coaching. Vickerman persuades Haley to remain with the academy a while longer so that she can continue with her training to reach Nationals. Although she did not complete the invitational, Haley continues to train and—through her dedication—successfully qualifies for the National Championships along with three of her teammates: Mina Hoyt, Wei Wei Yong, and Joanne Charis.