Technical or Intentional

[chicodork]

I am a new member, and I have enjoyed reading your posts, and I am excited to add to them, so please be gentle. I am still struggling when to come up with a technical or intentional.

Can we ever call a live ball contact foul a technical? Last night for example...two girls go to the ground with the ball..whistle had not blown yet, and one girl gave an aggressive shove to her opponent while trying to get the ball. Play had not been rough, and the game was under control. I wanted to call more than a common foul, but did not feel it warranted an ejection (maybe that choice wasn't mine to make?)

With the ball still live, is that an intentional (with the girl who was shoved taking the free throws)? If the whistle had blown, and it happened, is it now a technical?