Introduction and literature reviewIt is the month of December or May of a given year. The final match or match lineup has been created and the competition begins. When teams compete, the athlete's attention is focused on the task at hand. At the end of the game or match, one of the players is victorious and achieves the main goal of winning a national championship. What happens the next day, once the competition is over and the roar of the crowd has subsided? Having faced this question personally, my interest shifts to a deeper exploration of this late-career process and how others deal with it. As the famous saying goes, “All good things must come to an end,” this is also true for college sports. Founded by President Theodore Roosevelt, the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) is the governing body for college athletics and is home to 1,281 institutions divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II, and Division III (NCAA, 2013). High school players dream of playing their favorite sport in college. Although it may be a dream, the dream cannot last forever. The NCAA limits players' eligibility to four years (unless they receive additional years of play – ie: medical redshirt). While to many, four years seems like a considerable amount of time, what happens after those years? According to a study by the NCAA (2013), the odds of being drafted from college football to the National Football League are 1.6%, and from college baseball to Major League Baseball is 9.4%. What happens to those who do not play professional sport and who no longer have any eligibility? Much research has been conducted on the mental health status of...... middle of article...... D., Statler, T., & Cote, J. (2009). ISSP Position: Career Development and Athlete Transitions. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 7, 395-412. Stephan, Y., Bilard, J., Ninot, G. and Delignières, D. (2003). Impacts of transition out of 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 – Afterwards, will I still be the same? : A social psychological study of career, role exit, and identity. International Journal of Sociology of Sport, 42 (99), 99-111. Wippert, P. & Wippert, J. (2010). The effects of involuntary termination 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.