Jamieson was introduced to boccia at four years of age, and after 12 years off, the 16-year-old Dunedoo local is back at it again quite literally, taking the world by storm.

Leeson makes the five-hour trip to Sydney every couple of weeks to train with her coach and alongside her Australian team, and has also recently competed in Hong Kong and Korea.

With the cost of travel and accommodation not on the cheap side and with the expense of boccia equipment quite high, Leeson reached out to the Sports Access Foundation for assistance and her call was answered.

"When I received the call to say I got the grant it was really exciting, it's going to help out a lot," she said.

"It just helps ease the cost of having to go to Sydney frequently, we were there for the past three of four weeks for training," Jamieson's mum, Amanda said.

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Jamieson says the trips to Sydney are a must because next up on her to-do list is making the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

"To qualify for Tokyo I have to travel to Sydney to train," Leeson said.

"It would mean so much to me to make it. I've worked so hard to travel having to the five hours every couple of weeks which is exhausting but in the end it will be worth it if I do make it."

Leeson, who happens to be the youngest international competitor in her category, trains for six hours a day for three to four days at a time, and Amanda says her daughter's goal is very possible.

"We're ranked third in the world for pairs at the moment so we do have a good chance of medaling," he said.

"She's on the long list so Tokyo is quite possible.

"When I went to Hong Kong we got bronze and in Korea I played individuals and won my first international game. I beat a former paralympic gold medalist," Jamieson said.

"There was no female who was up to the high standards until I came along and now I'm learning really quickly and catching up to my teammates."

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Amanda is also a part of team Leeson, occupying the job of Jamieson's ramp assistant.

"When we play, I sit with my back to the game. I can't talk to Jamieson, she tells me what to do and I can't respond or even use my hands otherwise we would get penalised," Amanda said.

"I just do whatever I can do to make this happen for her."

Jamieson says while boccia has made her life busy, it has brought another side of confidence out.

"I think it's given her more drive. I've noticed it's made a change in her school work as well, she's got more competitive," Amanda said.

"I don't have any plans to stop yet, I've only just started," Jamieson said.

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