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And finallyHere's something I bet you didn't know: the second EU Work Plan for Sport, which existed between 2014 and 2017, has come to an end. But don't worry, because there's a new one that has started already. Based on a Commission evaluation, the latest plan has been approved by the Sport Working Group of the Council, and it sets out the key topics that need to be prioritised between now and 2020: integrity of sport, the economic dimension of sport and sport and society. I am sure that, like me, you feel so much better now that you are aware of it. After all, I hear you saying: thank heavens for the first one, which made so much impact. And as for the new one: how would we possibly manage without it? The sheer weight of plans, directives and – it sometimes seems – Papal encyclicals that pass through my inbox is one of many things I never appreciated would come with the role of chairing a sport. Just about every organisation you have heard of, and I suspect a great many you haven't, publish reports and issue edicts to which – for one reason or another – we have to adhere. It can be immensely frustrating, and it is easy sometimes to wonder why we bother. But two thoughts spring to mind. The first is that what people perceive constitutes added value or not tends to depend either on their involvement in the original discussion which brings about the edict, or on the extent to which they are immediately impacted. While everyone is grateful for structures and policies when they find themselves in a position where they need to invoke them, the natural response to everything else is that it is, at best, bureaucratic fluff. Put another way, one of the curiosities of human nature is that wherever you sit in the hierarchy of any given system, everyone above you seems to be doing something that fails to add any useful value, while everyone below is failing to appreciate that you are carrying the entire structure on their behalf. The second thought is that every now and again, a report is issued which really stands out. Tanni Grey-Thomson's Duty of Care paper, published this month, is one of those. It discusses the importance of culture and inclusion, and gives plenty of food for thought. From the Board down, Archery GB is working very hard in both these areas. We want to make clear to people what we do (and why), and we are determined to create a culture and a level of inclusion that ensures the sport works for the widest range of participants. Those who made it to the AGM (where all motions were passed), or who have since logged on to one of the webinars that have become a regular fixture will, I hope, be starting to see that. If you have not yet done the latter, please do. It's a useful forum not only to learn what is going on, but also for you to input. We are determined not to make decisions in isolation, and you can help us ensure that we don't. Our focus (when not on the structural necessities) continues to be on retaining people in the sport. We gain about 16,000 new members every year, but we lose 15,000 at the same time – around a third of whom leave us because they are fed up with coaching, competitions, facilities, or the lack of opportunity to make progress. Improving those areas will mean we grow more efficiently and have happy members. No aim can be better than that. Mark Davies 
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