Sahrom, SBCronin, JBHarris, NK2013-10-082013-10-0820132013Strength and Conditioning Journal, vol.35(3), pp.77 - 881524-1602https://hdl.handle.net/10292/5735Extensive research has investigated stretch-shorten cycle (SSC) performance in adults, however to date, only a few studies have investigated SSC ability in youths. Youths undergoing puberty experience many physiological changes, which include changes to neuromuscular and musculotendinous systems. To understand the possible differences in SSC ability, this review will: 1) briefly discuss maturation (biological vs. chronological), 2) discuss the contribution of the active and passive components to SSC ability and how these components may change with maturation; and, 3) review literature that has quantified SSC ability across maturation via comparison of countermovement and squat jump performance.Copyright in the documents ("Contents") on the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Web Servers is owned by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), unless otherwise indicated. LWW hereby authorizes you to copy documents published by LWW on the World Wide Web for non-commercial uses within your organization only. In consideration of this authorization, you agree that any copy of these documents which you make shall retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained herein.Stretch shorten cycleYouthMaturationSSC potentiationCountermovement jumpSquat jumpJournal ArticleOpenAccess10.1519/SSC.0b013e318295560a