In March 2004, a neglected USA Surf Team had nowhere to go but up. Everything changed when Surfing America made a presentation to the ISA, formally requesting recognition as the new National Governing Body for surfing in the United States. Surfing America succeeded and a new chapter in American surfing began.

Just eight short months after Surfing America adopted the USA Surf Team, they claimed the silver medal at the 2004 ISA World Junior Surfing Championships in Tahiti.

In 2005, as 28 countries gathered in Huntington Beach, California, at the ISA World Junior Championships hosted by Surfing America, the USA Surf Team showed no quarter and secured the bronze medal at home in America in front of the world.

When things couldn’t get any better at the 2006 World Surfing Games, the USA retained their bronze medal placing - while earning the first American gold medal in 10 years - thanks to Julia Christian’s phenomenal surfing. "My goal was to get the gold medal," she commented. Mission accomplished! 14-year-old Courtney Conlogue earned a copper medal and was the only American to qualify through double elimination the entire event.

The USA Surf Team continued to mount their comeback with a top five showing at the 2007 ISA World Juniors, with Cory Arrambide and Sage Erickson earning copper and bronze medals respectively.

In 2008, Surfing America brought in a new Head Coach to move the program even further. Former Pipeline Master and “California Kid” Joey Buran heads up the 2008 USA Surf Team as they train and prepare to take on the world this May at the ISA World Juniors in France. Buran has instated a new year-round training program, as well as publicly invited junior Hawaiian surfers to join the team – a revolutionary act that is hoped to build bridges for the future between Hawaiian and mainland surfers for generations to come.

In addition to ISA events, USA Surf Team members participate in organized training programs as part of Surfing America's ongoing commitment to prepare America’s young rising stars for a future career as professional surfers.