ZORA Boskovski is set to create her own special piece of futsal history when she flies to the United States next week.
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The youngster will become the youngest-ever female Australian representative for the Australian Futsal Association to compete in the US Futsal National Championships.
Port Macquarie trio Hayden King, Mitchell McGuinness and Lachlan Parker will also jump on the plane.
It will be the first time in about 15 years of Australian futsal history that Boskovski will be the only girl in the team of 10 boys who will take part in the 16-day trip to California.
Club coach Mick Day said playing against the boys is nothing new for the recently turned 10-year-old.
“She was identified down at the national championships in Sydney where she was playing in the under-10 boys team,” he said.
“Then she went and won all-star player of the tournament over 200 or 300 boys.”
Day said Boskovski’s selection was “massive” for the region.
“As you can see, it doesn’t matter on gender or size, it solely goes on ability which Zora oozes,” he said.
“She’s got the dedication, the skills and the heart to go even further.
“When she came originally to me, she had a bunch of talent and ability.
“I used to see her in the summer program where she came through into our academy program and she’s gone ahead in leaps and bounds from there.”
Day has been coaching Boskovski for the last two years and said the key to her continued development was largely due to a strong support network.
“She’s got great support from mum and dad and the family are very involved in football and futsal so that’s always step one,” Day said.
“Her listening ability and converting that to court or the field are some of her biggest assets.
“I know if I can give her an instruction she can convert that to the practical side of the game.”
The trip to America will be Boskovski’s first trip overseas.
“She’s going to have an amazing time; the culture isn’t that much different,” Day said.
“It’s not like travelling to Brazil or anything like that, but you are still going to a completely different country so it’s a big trip.
“The competition will be tough and it will be hard, but I see the team they’ve picked and it’s a good team.
“She’ll come back with a hunger and a desire and it will show her she’s on the right path.”
Later this year she will also represent the 10 year's Australian futsal team in New Zealand.
