- Promote, coordinate, control, develop and foster the activities of sport and recreation;
- Ensure the proper administration of organizations undertaking the promotion of sport;
- Promote the highest standards of sportsmanship;
- Authorize national and international sporting and recreational activities;
- Advise the government of the needs of sport and recreation;
- Endeavour to ensure that opportunities for sport and recreation are made available to all persons in Zimbabwe;
- Endeavour to provide coaches, instructors and courses for sports, either free or on the payment of reasonable fees;
- Assist registered national associations, registered clubs, schools, colleges and universities in the recruitment of coaches and instructors;
- Endeavour to ensure that recreational facilities are established in such work places as the board considers appropriate;
- Establish, maintain and operate establishments for the accommodation of visiting sports teams or recreational clubs, or groups of persons engaged in furtherance of the purposes of the SRC act;
- Undertake special projects, with the approval of the minister, including fund raising, marketing and trading activities, in furtherance of the purposes of this act;
- Negotiate with registered clubs and registered national associations to ensure that recreational facilities are fully utilized;
- Oversee training program for sportspersons;
- Develop, supervise and manage sporting facilities;
- Encourage the production of sporting goods; and
- Determine, grant and supervise national sports awards to outstanding sports persons and sports administrators.
