Joey Buran Resigns As Head Coach Of The PacSun USA Surf Team
Justin Cote
- June 03 2009
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I just saw Coach Buran running mock heats last week at Oceanside Harbor with some of the younger PacSun USA Surf Team kids, and let me tell you, he was amazingly dedicated and passionate about the kids improving their competitive surfing skills. He lived and breathed the US Surf Team. Our best wishes go out to Coach Buran and we wish him all the best in his new ventures and movie, Beyond the Dream: the Joey Buran Story.
Now that Joey Buran has stepped down, who’s your pick for the new coach of the PacSun USA Surf Team?
San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - June 2, 2009 - Surfing America, the National Governing Body (NGB) for Surfing in the United States, announced today the resignation of Joey Buran as Head Coach of the PacSun USA Surf Team.
Buran’s resignation comes after two years in the position and a successful effort in keeping the USA Surf Team in medal winning results. After dedicating an incredible amount of time, energy, and passion to Surfing America and the USA Team program, Buran has decided to pursue a new and exciting personal opportunity-promoting the worldwide tour and ministry for his new documentary film Beyond the Dream: the Joey Buran Story.
“Working with Surfing America and coaching the PacSun USA Surf Team has truly been a blessing in my life,” said Buran. “And, while we did not win the Gold Medal as a team, I believe it was a successful effort and am very proud of all we accomplished.”
Under Buran’s leadership, the PacSun USA Surf Team earned three ISA team medals in as many competitions: copper at the 2008 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships, silver at the 2008 ISA World Surfing Games, and copper at the 2009 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships.
“Joey has been a tremendous coach and a great friend,” said Mike Gerard, Surfing America’s Executive Director. “While Surfing America deeply regrets the loss, we are extremely proud and honored to have had Joey Buran involved in the program-and completely understand his desire to pursue the huge opportunity ahead of him. Joey’s new movie is a very powerful testament that will no doubt make a big impression on viewers throughout the world. We wish Joey the very best in his exciting new venture!”
Surfing America is in the process of evaluating candidates for the position and plans to have a new coach in place prior to the SIMA Surfing America USA Championships presented by Verizon Wireless in late August.
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June 3rd, 2009 at 10:59 am
Call Farney ; he’s available and looks like a coach !
June 3rd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
maybe things will be fair now.
June 3rd, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Sean Mattison will be the next head coach!
June 3rd, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Jeremy Sherwin!
June 3rd, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Short list:
Sean Mattison
Richie Collins
June 3rd, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Lewis samuels or Ian Cairns
June 3rd, 2009 at 5:26 pm
What about Mike Lambresi?
Sean M. is a good guy but what did he ever win?
Our U.S. team needs to step it up. What about Ian?
Gerlach or snips?
June 3rd, 2009 at 5:50 pm
AGREED ! We have too much talent to keep falling short of the gold!
June 3rd, 2009 at 5:59 pm
oh man, I can only imagine what the team would look like with Gerr at the helm. Lambresi would work. Is he still alive?
June 3rd, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Farney brought home the gold , fared well on the big stage and want’s to win at whatever he does. Of course Lambresi could help the Body Board team too ….
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Mike Parsons would be the best coach for the USA Team hands down!
June 3rd, 2009 at 9:14 pm
UR Tripping
June 3rd, 2009 at 9:22 pm
If $later is not going for 10, ask him!
June 3rd, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Lambresi is alive and ripping….and working at weseloh chevy.
June 3rd, 2009 at 11:00 pm
should be lewis samuels, that would be hilarious
June 4th, 2009 at 5:39 am
But for how long , did Obama o.k. Wesloh ? He would be good choice , not great . Parsons ; Farnsworth , Ted Robison , Dean Quinn , those guys are leaders . Lambresi never met a person he did not want to put down.
June 4th, 2009 at 5:41 am
Hey , if Lambresi can sell cars in this economy , they should put him in charge of PAC SUN ! Not just the team !
June 4th, 2009 at 8:26 am
No matter who the coach is, it’ll be hard to instill the same drive the kids in Australia and Brazil have…that’s the difference…
June 4th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Hmm, car salesman huh? That’s pretty grim.
June 5th, 2009 at 6:35 am
what about me sudzy mug
June 5th, 2009 at 6:35 am
hire a coach that can surf the north shore .. WHAT!!!!! Benjy G..
DONE!!!
June 5th, 2009 at 6:40 am
what about me sudzy mug from joisy when its flat will get em a 30 pac
June 5th, 2009 at 7:05 am
Have a surfoff at keansburg pier winner take all
June 5th, 2009 at 7:12 am
slaters going 4 10 more beers lets go
June 5th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Snips! Time to come to the aid of your country!
June 5th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Things are improving. The younger kids have made the US Team and Gold their goals. As sponsorship dollars continue to dry up, this will start to take precedent in the kids and their parents minds. What higher goal for a kid or their parents than representing your country in international competition? Think Olympics in any other sport.
June 8th, 2009 at 5:09 am
cali talent seems to be falling short these days… need to start re-evaluating your definition talent and realizing that its a notch below the talent of hawaii, australia, and brazil…
June 17th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Who is on the US Team for the World Games in Costa Rica in Aug??
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:17 am
you guys are all kooks hire Nainoa Suratt from the North Shore awrightttt