The Southern Hotshots are a men's Australian

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

team, representing

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

in the Australian Hockey League. The 4,000-capacity State Hockey Centre is their home stadium.

Notable players

Notable players who have played for the Southern Hotshots include: * Paul Lewis *

Grant Schubert Grant Schubert ( OAM) (born 1 August 1980 in Loxton, South Australia) is a field hockey striker from Australia, who won the gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was named ''World Hockey Young Play ...

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Coaches

Head Coaches of the SA Hotshots have been: * Melody Cooper from 2014-2016 Co-Head Coach with Mark Victory

Home Stadium

The team's home stadium is the

State Hockey Centre (South Australia) The State Hockey Centre, currently known as MATE Stadium (formerly known as the Pines Stadium and Distinctive Homes Hockey Arena (2003–2009)), is a 4,000 capacity, government owned outdoor field hockey stadium located in Gepps Cross, a northe ...

(also known as the Pines Stadium) which is located north of the Adelaide CBD in Gepps Cross. The stadium has a capacity of about 4,000 with 330 permanent seats. The stadium was used for the

1997 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy The 1997 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 19th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It was held from in the Pines Hockey Stadium in Adelaide, Australia. Results ''All times are Australia Central Standar ...

Honour Roll

References

{{Adelaide Sports Teams Australian field hockey clubs Sports teams in South Australia