After her incredible season with NSW Pride it's almost a no-brainer that Abigail Wilson was selected in the 2020 Women's National Development Squad (NDS).
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The Lithgow hockey export is the only NSW pick in the 18-athlete squad and gained her position after a stunning performance in the Hockey One tournament this year and previous Visiting Athlete Agreement (VAA) trips in Perth.
This marks a second time for Wilson being selected in the NDS which pushes her on the fringe of selection for the Hockeyroos squad and a contender to represent Australia in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2022 World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympics.
"I'm very excited to be selected again.
"It gives me more opportunities to train with the Hockeyroos and based on my performance there could be a chance to play some international games depending on injury and my performance," Wilson said.
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She said her selection meant she was still headed in the right direction.
"It means my training and playing is paying off and I'm hoping that being selected will give me some more opportunities to be involved in the VAA program," she said.
Wilson has been putting in the hard yards and trains five days a week with two gym sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays, four pitch sessions on Tuesday and Thursday nights and Wednesday and Friday mornings and a club game on Sunday during the season.
"I'm currently working on my continuous involvement and impact on the game, so having such a good high intensity training environment is definitely going to help me keep moving forward and reach my goal of becoming a Hockeyroo," she said.
Wilson wanted to thank her coaches, family and friends for their continuous support in following her hockey dreams.
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