Introduction and literature review It is the month of December or May of each year. The final lineup of the match or match has been created and the competition begins. As teams compete, focusing on the task at hand is where the athlete's attention is focused. As the game or match comes to an end, you win and achieve the main goal of winning a national championship. What happens the next day, when the competition is over and the roar of the crowd has faded? Having addressed this question myself, my interest is in further exploration of this career ending process and how others are approaching it. As the famous saying goes, “All good things must come to an end,” this also applies to collegiate athletics. Founded by President Theodore Roosevelt, the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) is the governing body of college athletics and is home to 1,281 institutions within three divisions: Division I, Division II, and Division III (NCAA, 2013). High school players dream of playing their favorite sport in college. While this may be a dream, the dream cannot last forever. The NCAA limits players' eligibility to four years (unless granted additional playing years, i.e.: medical redshirt). While to many, four years would seem like a considerable amount of time, what happens after these years? According to a study completed by the NCAA (2013), the probability of being drafted from college football to the National Football League is 1.6% and from college baseball to Major League Baseball is 9.4%. For those who don't continue to play professional sports, who no longer have eligibility left, what happens to them? Much research has been conducted on the mental health status of current...... half of article...... D., Statler, T., & Cote, J. (2009). ISSP Position: Athlete Career Development and Transitions. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 7, 395-412. Stephan, Y., Bilard, J., Ninot, G., & Delignieres, D. (2003). Repercussions of the transition from elite sport on subjective well-being: a one-year study. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 15 (4), 1-18.Stier, J. (2007). Game, Name, and Fame – Will I Always Be the Same Afterward?: A Social Psychological Study of Career, Role Exit, and Identity. International Review of the Sociology of Sport, 42 (99), 99-111.Wippert, P. & Wippert, J. (2010). The effects of involuntary cessation of a sporting career on psychological distress. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 4, 133-149. Wylleman, P., Lavallee, D., Alfermann, D. (1999). Career transitions in competitive sports. FEPSAC monograph series #1, 3-39.