American Football Canterbury is a club that runs American football across the Canterbury region. Its senior playing and training fields are at Thomson Park in New Brighton, and its junior and youth fields are at Marshland Domain in Prestons. The club offers a pathway from age 10 up to senior level, in full contact football and in non-contact flag football. Seniors aged 18 and over can play either form. Youth players aged 14 to 17 and juniors aged 10 to 14 have their own programmes. The website's enquiry form includes coaching, officiating and teacher or school roles.
Christchurch plays a modified version of the 11-a-side game. The senior programme is 8-a-side, and the youth programme is 6-a-side. The club's representative team, the Canterbury Panthers, plays both flag and full contact football. The club says it is home to experienced coaches and senior players, and aims to be a safe and welcoming place for new players to learn the fundamentals.