Contact Time Predicts Coupling Time in Slow Stretch-Shortening Cycle Jumps

PURPOSE: This study was designed to examine the relationship between contact time and coupling time in slow stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) jump conditions. Coupling time has been defined as the transition time between the eccentric and concentric phases of the SSC. Short coupling times are thought to be related to a more efficient utilization of elastic energy in the SSC. Similarly, short contact times (i.e., duration of the SSC) are also …