A team established in October 2005, with a squad of only 9 players. The majority of us, at the time hadn’t played netball for a number of years, so it was shock to the system.
We entered the Perivale Winter Netball league and through shear determination and hard work, we succeeded to be champions of this, our first league competition. Towards the end of the season we gained a couple of additions to the squad and progressed into the Harlington Netball League. Naturally we entered at the bottom of the league in Division 7, and as the standard of competition grew, so did our fitness levels and our standard of play and again we successfully completed Division 7 as champions.
Noticed for our standard of play, we were offered an advance up into Division 5, instead of Division 6, which I declined, as I felt the team needed to grow and develop further before we proceed to that level. The winter season in Division 6 saw some very impressive play from Diligence with an outstanding goal difference that brought us into a Runners-Up position, where we progressed up into Division 5. In Division 5 we met new challenges and had to again increase on the standard of our play. A challenge we confronted head on and as a result, succeeded as champions into Division 4.
Division 4, we were met with the loss of a few of our players, and we were graced with a few new players this season. We played very well throughout the season with close matches, and we finished the season in third place. We didn't progress into Division 3 and competed the summer of 2008 in division 4, with a goal to progress at the end of that season.
I'm pleased to say that progress, we did. Progressing as undefeated champions of Division 4, having played some outstanding netball. During this season we also won a social tournament, where we played some great netball, and a superb day was had by all.
We train once a week and get on very well as a team. The squad has grown to just over 20 members, with full and casual memberships.