The Orange star was this week selected to the Hockeyroos squad that will compete at this year's Olympic Games.

This will be Bone's second appearance on the world's biggest stage, and she hopes to have a better go of it this time around.

"In my first Olympics I probably got a little overwhelmed with a lot of the travel and being in the village for the first time and the size of the event," she said.

"This time around it's going to be really, really different. There aren't going to be crowds, being able to get around the village is going to be different and we're not really going to be able to mingle with other countries or teams.

"Really, heading into this next Olympics my main focus is just another hockey competition and we're there to perform and perform at our best so that we come home with a medal."

The defender has made 194 appearances for the green and gold and is one of the more experienced heads in the 16-woman squad, something her teammates aren't shy in bringing up.

"The girls never let me forget how old I am," she said.

"I'm there for advice when they need it, but most of the time we work together as one cohesive unit and even though I have been around the program for a while, the new girls coming in are teaching me things."

The Olympics were pushed back from 2020 due to the COVID outbreak and up until recently, there was speculation of whether they would be able to go ahead.

"You obviously want to make sure that Japan is safe and we don't want to put them under any pressure to host these games and to put their population under any pressure," Bone said of the impact the pandemic has had on the event.

"It's making sure that one, the Australian team is safe but also that we're not just going over there to compete in an Olympics because it's due, we just want to make sure that the world is at a stable enough place where we can actually host these games and be safe at the same time."

At 33 years old, Bone is due to complete her masters in teaching at the end of 2021 and said she hasn't yet made up her mind about what her future in the sport looks like.

"If I wanted to I could hopefully pick up my teaching pretty much straight away or I can keep on playing because we have a Commonwealth Games and World Cup next year," she said.

"So I guess I'll just focus on the Olympics at this stage and make decisions about my hockey career post the games."

The hockey competition will run from July 24 - August 6 at Oi Hockey Stadium.

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