Heyman, who won the golden boot and Julie Doolan Medal after season two of W-League, declared she wanted to follow in the footsteps of Matilda Amy Taylor by training with an all-male Illawarra youth team.

Taylor, who earned 25 caps for Australia, trained with a youth squad in 2005 and is helping the barnstorming striker find a club willing to let her break the gender barrier.

"I'm thinking of going to train with the men for a few weeks to try and get a bit faster," Heyman said yesterday.

"I've been talking to Amy about it and she thinks that's the best option for me - go and train with the men and just play on the weekends with the Stingrays.

"She's going to try and help me along because she's been there and done that."

Heyman, who announced yesterday she would return to help the Illawarra Stingrays defend their grand final title, said a repeat of last year's double was the goal for 2010.

"That's all I'm hoping for. We've re-signed five W-League players - myself, Caitlyn Cooper, Trudy Camilleri, Ash Connor and Michelle Carney," she said.

"We're now pretty much a W-League team, so hopefully we can maintain those standards."

Heyman leaves today for a 29-player camp at the AIS in Canberra.

It's the first step on Australia's path to the Asian Cup in China to be held in May.

After turning heads with 11 goals in 10 W-League games for Central Coast - including a hat-trick - Heyman is poised to become the region's newest football international.

"I'll be spending four or five days a week in Canberra training to try to get into the Matildas team," she said.

"There's a tour to New Zealand next month and I'm hoping to make that.

"People keep telling me I should make it, but I don't want to get my hopes up.

"But hopefully this can be my year."

Meantime, the Stingrays have also confirmed they will play at JJ Kelly Park this season.