”One resource he will not be able to call on is the residency program – the camp in Florida that trains America’s best young players – because it is being disbanded after 18 years. “I’m excited to see her,” said Portland coach Mark Parsons, whose Thorns host Orlando in the league’s first game on Lifetime this Saturday. “My future was going to be in the United States,” he said. Lynch was born and raised in Oakland and played college ball nearby at California.