Despite similarities, body-checking is different from cross-checking. An opponent's ball can be taken away from them by body-checking with the player's body. The referee's judgment can be ambiguous if it is deemed a foul if performed in a dangerous manner, as with cross-checking. In body-checking, instead of concentrating on the point of contact between a stick and an opponent, as in cross-checking, the point of contact is shoulder-to-shoulder.