Promotes information on sports and exercise.

Maintains intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the educational program and the athlete as a integral part of the student body.

Develops, collects, and disseminates information, promotes comprehensive education about sexuality and advocates the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices.

Details the TAHPERD's six divisions: health, physical education, recreation, dance, college, and general.

Acquiries and provides access to archival materials in the fields of physical culture and sports; 2. supports and conducts research in disciplines concerned with health and high performance; 3. preserves the history of physical culture and sports; and 4. educates the public about the cultural and scientific significance of physical culture and sports through publications, digitization, web-based initiatives, and museum gallery displays.