Bronte's selection in this squad follows in the footsteps of her older brother Jake, who represented the Australian Schoolboys during his time at Vincentia High School - with the latter now part of the Western Sydney Wanderers.

"He [Jake] has had a positive influence on me by being the best brother in the world," Bronte said.

"He always encourages me and explains in a nice way when I make a decision in a game that is perhaps not as good as it could be.

"Over the years, we have trained together and dared to dream about becoming football stars.

"I not only see Jake as my brother but also as my role model due to his successful career so far.

"As well as Jake, my parents have always supported me and a special thanks to mum for the number of times she has driven over the years to Wollongong for training."

Bronte, who started her career with St Georges Basin before playing for both Southern Branch and Illawarra Stingrays, credits another family member as the reason she started playing the 'world game'.

"I started at the age of eight as my grandfather Bob Proudfoot had an idea that I would be a great football player, as I used to compete in gymnastics," she said.

"He always stressed that whatever I do, I must go about it the right way - those words are always foremost in my thought process."

Bronte's journey to the national side started with her Vincentia High team - a squad she helped finish second in the state in 2017.

"I played for Vincentia High every year and always tried out for the South Coast team," the 17-year-old said.

"Mr Ryan has been a brilliant coach and always encouraged me to go further - he has the ability to get the best out his players and this has helped me in situations where the game appears to be shifting in the wrong direction.

"The selection process starts from being selected in the South Coast team. This team competes in the Combined High Schools tournament, where two teams are selected to compete in the state tournament versing schools from all across NSW.

"From this tournament, one NSW team is selected but unfortunately I was selected in the shadow team.

"I was then asked to play in the NSW team due to someone pulling out - this was the first time I was picked in the NSW team."

Trew ensured she made the most of her opportunity, helping NSW take out the national title by scoring four goals during the tournament, one behind the competition's top goal-scorer.

"The first game we played South Australia and beat them 6-nil - I started on the bench and ended up coming on after the first 15 minutes, to score two second-half goals," she said.

"The next day we took on our biggest rivals Victoria and beat them 4-nil, with me scoring a volley over the goalkeepers' head."

Trew's side then beat ACT 2-nil before drawing nil-all with Queensland, in a tough encounter.

These results meant NSW had it all to play for against Western Australia.

"This game would decide whether or not we came first in the tournament, meaning we had to win the game," she said.

"It was 1-all at half-time before I scored a goal to put us up 2-1, which was an amazing feeling.

"We scored one more goal and won 3-1, to secure the national title."

Following this victory, the Australian selectors announced Trew in their squad to tour the United States.

"I feel as though I had quite a strong tournament, with the quality of my decision making being a real advantage for me," she said.

"Each of our opponents played slightly differently which brought about adjustments in my game that I quite enjoyed.

"I thought I had given myself a solid chance of being selected but it is always a surprise to hear your name being read out as one of the Aussie team members.

"The strikers were read out at the end and I was so thrilled when my name was called out first.

"To be selected is a great opportunity to further advance my skill level and on-field decision making against the best young players in the world.

"This will be a real test for me and I have a manic determination to rise to the very high expected and showcase the talents that I have."

Trew and her Aussie side will now travel to the US to compete in the Dallas Cup next March.

"On the tour, I hope to improve during the course of every game and return to Australia as a much better football player than when I left," she said.

"I'd also like to grow as a person - being someone who has achieved at the highest level having come from a humble beginning."

Looking ahead, Trew wants to pursue a career on the pitch and see where it takes her.

"My aim is to be a regular member of the Illawarra Stingrays first-grade team and who knows where that will take my future," she said.

"I will always endeavour to improve my skill level and am always looking to finally tube my split-second decision making."