re: Do coaches in the SEC physically punish these kids?

Well, if we are talking about our high school glory days.

We were playing in an playoff game and weren't tackling for shite.

At halftime, my Dad -- head coach -- walked into the locker room, threw his clipboard at the white board, told everyone to get their shite on and go outside. We all go out and he has the whole team do tackling drills on the asphalt.

Everyone had bloody knees and elbows when we went back out for the second half. I think we outscored them 21-3 in the second half and won the game by 14 or so.

I still think physical punishments are fairly useless after a certain point. It all depends on the player, and I think it's a case by case thing.