But for talented Hawkes- bury quick Scott Heaney, that is exactly what occurred when he was invited to take part in an elite training camp at the Cricket Australia Centre of Excellence in Brisbane.

Heaney, 17, who hails from Maroota, took part in a fast bowling study at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra before heading to Brisbane, where his bowling style came under the expert eye of former Test paceman Craig McDermott.

McDermott is the fifth most success bowler in Australian Test history with 291 wickets to his name, and with 203 more in One Day Internationals, he has the credentials to back up his role as a bowling coach at the CoE.

And after less than a week with him, Heaney said he had already noticed a difference on his return to the Hawks on the weekend.

"He showed me a fair bit," Heaney said.

"He worked on my run up and getting closer to the crease, and getting me to stand a lot taller in my action because I was falling to the side a bit too much.

"I noticed a difference straight away, I feel like I'm bowling a lot better and a lot faster already.

It has been a whirlwind couple of months for the lanky fast bowler after he was a late call-up to the NSW team that won the Australian under 19 title in December, with his nomination for the camp coming on the back of his form in that carnival.

The Youth Selection Panel that picked him included former Test captain Greg Chappell, now the CoE head coach, and ex-top spinner Ray Bright.

As well as training and coaching, the camp also included a lot of preparation exercises, such as nutrition, sight testing, lectures, video analysis, psychological profiling and match scenarios.

It was all something that has Heaney's head spinning.

"I was shocked (to get the call-up), after getting picked in 19s and then this, it has all come so fast," he said.