▁eigh teen ▁years ▁before ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁U mp iring ▁career ▁ ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁playing , ▁M etch ette ▁took ▁up ▁u mp iring ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁give ▁something ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁game . ▁In ▁her ▁first ▁year ▁as ▁an ▁u mp ire , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁international ▁under - 1 8 s ▁matches . ▁Following ▁good ▁performances ▁at ▁European ▁Hockey ▁Federation ▁and ▁International ▁Hockey ▁Federation ▁events , ▁M etch ette ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁u mp ire ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁After ▁this ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁selected ▁to ▁u mp ire ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁International ▁Hockey ▁Federation ▁decided ▁to ▁make ▁changes ▁to ▁its ▁top ▁level ▁u mp ire ▁selection ▁policies . ▁They ▁changed ▁the ▁system ▁from ▁passing ▁required ▁annual ▁fit ness ▁tests ▁to ▁all ▁u mp ires ▁having ▁a ▁mand atory ▁ret irement ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 7 . ▁Despite ▁M etch ette ▁having ▁the ▁best ▁fit ness ▁test ▁results ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁I H F ' s ▁u mp ires ▁and ▁being ▁considered ▁by ▁her ▁pe ers ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁hockey ▁u mp ires , ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁over ▁ 4 7 ▁she ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁ret ire . ▁Her ▁final ▁game ▁was ▁a ▁Champions ▁Challenge ▁I ▁match ▁between ▁the ▁Australia ▁women ' s ▁national ▁field ▁hockey ▁team ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁women ' s ▁national