YOU would be forgiven for not knowing where Ollerup is, or why a gymnastics coach from Dubbo might want to go there.
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But for Ashley Cox, the chance to train at the International Academy of Physical Education in Denmark is the adventure of a lifetime.
The 18-year-old has been awarded the 2016 Gymnastics NSW Youth Leadership Scholarship, which will send her to live in Ollerup for at least four months and train and study at the academy. Cox, who has been coaching at PCYC Dubbo since the age of 11, said it was an honour she didn't see coming.
"I applied [for the scholarship], then I got the interview. I didn't think my interview went that well... and then I had to wait a while three or four days for the results," Cox said.
"I was like 'I'm not going to get it! I'm not going to get it!' and then they ring me to tell me I've got it and I was just ecstatic.
"I almost started crying I was so happy - tears of joy!"
Cox will join about 40 international students at the academy, where she hopes to develop her leadership skills by bringing together organisational management and sports education.
It's the latest step in a career which began when Cox took up gymnastics at the age of six.
She trained and competed for the best part of the next six years, and started assisting with recreational coaching when she was 11.
By the age of 12, Cox had found her niche in the sport.
"I do circus, so we get to perform and do gymnastics stuff in that, but as far as competing in actual gymnastics goes I haven't done that in a long time," she said.
"I got out of the sport at about 12 because I fell in love with coaching."
She has continued in the role, coaching at PCYC Dubbo as well as undertaking leadership activities through Gymnastics NSW, including helping to run the Gymnastics NSW Aspire to Lead camp as a member of the Gymnastics Youth Advisory Panel (GYAP).
Cox will jet off to Denmark in the first week of August, and could remain at the international academy until July next year.
When she returns, she hopes to use her new-found skills to improve the accessibility of gymnastics, retain more gymnasts in the sport and build a sense of community in western NSW.
"That's why I'm doing it really, to benefit the club and also the community," Cox said.
"I think gymnastics really needs a bit more of a sense of community. I think we need to be supportive of every club to lift the whole sport...not just within our clubs.
"Obviously gymnastics is a great sport and we love it so I just think that we need a little bit more team building. So I really hope over there that I'll learn a bit more about team gym sport...to try and help everybody bridge the gaps and really try to join people together."