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Light-Up LED Pom Poms
Metallic streamers with LEDs built into the pom, a rechargeable pack, and one remote that changes the whole team’s color at once.
$145 USD per pair
High school basketball cheer squads use light-up poms for lineup intros with the gym lights down, blackout and whiteout nights, timeouts and senior night. The same set from football carries straight into winter. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.
Planning basketball cheer season around one set of poms
Football gets the stadium. Basketball gets the gym, and a gym is the better room for light. The crowd is close, the ceiling holds the sound, and the athletic director can drop the lights for starting lineups with one switch. A squad holding light-up poms in that moment is what the whole gym films.
If you bought a set for football, it carries straight over: same poms, same remote, new nights. If you did not, winter is a good season to start, because more of it happens with the lights down. For other kinds of teams, see light-up pom poms for every kind of team.
Where do light-up poms show in a high school gym?
| Moment | Who controls the lights | Pom cue |
|---|---|---|
| Starting lineups | Athletic director or game manager | Team color as the visitors are announced, white (W) for the home starters |
| Timeouts | Nobody; the gym stays lit | A short sideline chant with one color switch on the last count |
| Halftime routine | Ask for lights down for the first eight counts | Rainbow (AUTO) on the entrance, team color on the hit |
| Blackout night | Lights down for intros | Poms are the only color in the room |
| Whiteout night | Normal lights | Every pom on white to match the student section |
| Senior night | Athletic director | White as each senior is announced |
Ask your athletic director early which of these the gym can do. Some gyms cannot dim at all; the poms still switch colors in full light, but the lineup moment with the lights down is the one worth asking for.
Blackout and whiteout nights by remote
Theme nights are where one remote earns its keep. The student section dresses for the theme; the squad matches it in one press. On a whiteout, W puts every pom on white. On a blackout, keep the poms in team color and let them be the only color in the room. On a pink or cause night, MODE steps to it. Our student section themes for blackout night games lists themes that work indoors, and basketball cheer chants for winter season gives you the words.
Coordinate with the student council a week out: tell them the color and the moment the squad will switch, so the section stands and shouts on the same cue.
Senior night: one color moment per senior
Senior night is the one game where the squad is the show for a few minutes. A simple version: underclassmen form two lines from the tunnel to center court, poms in team color. As the announcer reads each senior’s name, the lines switch to white and the senior walks through with family. Back to team color for the next name. It takes one remote and one rehearsal. Our cheer senior night ideas have gifts, signs and speeches to go with it.
Where should the squad and the poms be during play?
Basketball puts the squad a few feet from the game, so keep the court clear. The NFHS 2026–27 spirit points of emphasis remind coaches that spaces for spirit activities must be free of debris and obstructions at games, and that spirit participants stay out of the free-throw lane (rule 1-1-16 in the NFHS Spirit Rules Book; source: NFHS Spirit Points of Emphasis 2026–27). For light-up poms that means three habits:
- Poms stay in hand or in a bag behind the baseline, never on the floor.
- Chargers and cables stay in the locker room, not courtside.
- Your state association and your athletic director have the final word on where the squad stands; ask before the first home game.
How do you keep the set charged through doubleheaders?
Each battery pack charges by USB-C, shows a red light while charging and runs 3 to 4 hours per charge; white and rainbow modes use more. Plan one full charge per game night. A JV game followed by varsity on the same set is a long night, so either switch the poms on only for the moments that need them or give JV its own set. Our guide to JV and freshman cheer poms works through that choice, and the setup videos show charging and the remote.
For a college version of this season, look at the Grand Canyon University dance team: 40 pairs lit white at the pep rally that launched their basketball season, with the arena lights dipping and the student section waving banners. Read the GCU pep rally case study.
Ordering in the middle of the season
Basketball season starts before football is fully over, so a mid-season order is normal. Of the 54 teams that applied to us this fall, 25 needed theirs for a December date. One pair per athlete at $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs; a 14-member squad is $1,680. Send us your senior night and blackout dates when you apply on our team pricing page and we will tell you plainly what fits.
Squads that also compete should read our state cheer competition order list, since competition season runs alongside basketball in many states.
Apply with your school, your squad size, your colors and your senior night or blackout date. We make the poms ourselves and will tell you plainly what fits your date. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.
Frequently asked questions
What is your team pricing for a basketball cheer squad?
$120 a pair on 10 or more pairs, one pair per athlete. A 14-member squad is $1,680.
How do they work in a gym?
The diodes are built into each pom, so they read across a dark gym. One remote switches every pom in range together: W for white, MODE for colors, AUTO for rainbow.
Can we get them in time for senior night?
Put your senior night date on the application, and your blackout night too if it comes first. We will tell you plainly what fits.
Can we get them in our team colors?
Choose the streamer color when you apply. The lights switch by remote, and one pair can show your two team colors, raised pom one and low pom the other.
We bought poms for football. Do we need new ones for basketball?
No. The same set works in the gym; charge it by USB-C after each game night.
Where should the poms go during play?
In hand or in a bag behind the baseline, off the floor. Follow your state association and athletic director on where the squad stands.
See also: light-up pom poms for every team, Friday night lights cheer ideas and basketball dance team poms for timeouts, intros and halftime.
Sources: NFHS Spirit Points of Emphasis 2026–27.
The NFHS is named here as a rules source only and is not affiliated with Neon Cowboys.
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