Is there a headchecking penalty in lacrosse?

[T-HawksLacrosse]

Is there a headchecking penalty in lax like in hockey. i know in hockey it is a games miscondict and usually a suspention. But today in my field game i absolutely demoloshied a kid in a scrum, it literally head on shoulder? so is headchecking legal in lax?

[Mista Hollywood]

if its your head on somebody's shoulder its like spearing.

[T-HawksLacrosse]

no my shoulder was on his head

[sammyduelist]

You aren't supposed to check the head. The ref might have missed it.

[MElaxRef]

Your head into the opponent is spearing (a variation of illegal bodycheck) and draws a non-releasable penalty. Most refs go with 2 or 3 minutes because it is so dangerous.

Your shoulder or forearm into the opponent's head is an illegal bodycheck, because it is above his shoulders. Making this call has been a NCAA point of emphasis forever. Zero tolerance.

Your crosse into the opponents is either slashing or crosse-checking, depending upon which part of the crosse you use. Also a zero tolerance point of emphasis.

If you weren't flagged in your game, the ref must have missed it due to how many people were in the scrum.