My daughter is a High School Jr who plays on LI and in my opinion the girls are taught to play a very frenetic style of lacrosse. They are taught to double and triple in the midfield zone whenever possible and make their opponents as uncomfortable as possible with stick checks and hard riding. I believe this to be a style of play that is employed by all of the top clubs in NY and NJ. I believe That the top teams in the Md and VA play a more physical stay at home type of defense. But based on the amount of bumps and bruises my daughter has sustained against teams like M&D, Skywalkers,Capitol, etc.. neither style is more thuggish than the other | 
