RA's passing around a Flop Ball during a winter retreat.
Resident Assisting Housing Custom Flop Balls
RA's reflecting on training

Equip RAs to Build Community from Day One

We help RAs build community from the start with simple, playful tools they can actually use with residents. The result is more ease, more interaction, and a stronger sense of belonging in the hall.

Through hands-on exercises, RAs experience how to lower pressure, invite participation, and help residents feel comfortable joining in. They leave with practical activities they can use immediately and return to throughout the year.

What campuses notice:

  • Less “forced fun” energy - more natural conversation and laughter

  • Tools RAs can use - from move-in through the rest of the year

  • Inclusive by design - quiet leaders and anxious students join in

  • RAs bond faster as a team - shared energy, vulnerability, and deeper connection

“Our student leaders learned to work together and trust themselves using the Flop Balls. Paul and Dawn have students think in an out-of-the-box way about leadership that allows them to get creative.” 
Dana McStowe, Director of Community Engagement & Leadership Development, Dominican University

Kept. Used. Shared.

Custom Flop Balls are more than housing swag. They help residents feel part of the community and give RAs a simple tool for creating interaction long after move-in.

Add a QR code to the back linking to wellness resources, housing contacts, campus support, or event info, and you’ve got belonging, engagement, and practical value in one.

Easy to:

  • Grab - tactile, inviting, hard to put down

  • Use - simple, low-pressure, just toss & go

  • Share - sparks interaction fast

  • Reuse - in programs, meetings, and casual hall moments

Design Flop Balls with your:
Logo • Colors • Hall Identity •  Wellness or Campus Resources (QR/URL)

Students standing in a circle, smiling during Flop Ball exercise.
Kennesaw State Custom Flop Ball
FSU Custom Flop Ball
NC State Wood Wellness Village  Custom Flop Ball
Middle Tennessee Custom Flop Ball
RA's passing around a Flop Ball during a winter retreat.
Student spinning plates during training.
Students passing Flop Ball during first year experience.
Students passing Flop Ball during first year experience.
“I love the connection that comes along with playing Flop Ball. I've never felt so connected to my fellow RAs than when we played into the late hours of the night, talking and laughing. I wake up thinking about it!”
Andi Spring, RA, Hanover College

See all the program options for students and staff on our college page.