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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
For high school cheerleaders and parents choosing between camp and a college clinic: camp builds your squad, a clinic puts you in front of college coaches. In between, practice motions with a pair of our LED pom poms, 7 oz each, with metallic streamers that work in daylight and glow at night. A practice pair is on the product page.
Which one gets a high school cheerleader seen by college coaches?
The clinic. A college clinic is taught by the program’s own coaches and team members, and it is built for athletes who want to cheer in college. Camp is built for your high school squad.
One spirit office shows the split clearly. UTA Spirit Groups runs one-day College Clinics for high school and current college students who think they may want to cheer or dance in college, taught by current team members, for $55. The same office hosts UCA summer camps for high school and middle school teams, which stay on campus or commute daily (source: UTA Spirit Groups: camps and clinics).
If the goal is a college roster spot, put clinics on the calendar. If the goal is a stronger high school season, go to camp with your squad. A junior or senior aiming at college can do both: camp in summer with the team, clinics in fall and spring on her own.
Cheer camp and cheer clinic side by side
| Question | Cheer camp | College cheer clinic |
|---|---|---|
| Who signs up | Usually your coach registers the squad | You register yourself |
| How long | Several days; UCA’s Sandestin sessions in June 2026 ran four days | One session of three to four hours |
| Where you sleep | Hotel, dorm or home, by camp | Home; it is a day session |
| Who teaches | Camp staff | The college’s coaches and team members |
| What you leave with | A routine and sideline material for your season | Feedback, and at some programs a tryout shortcut |
| 2026 examples | William Penn: $85 camp only, $100 with overnight | $55 at UTA and GVSU, $85 at Texas State, $100 at UConn |
Sources: Varsity: UCA camp at Sandestin, William Penn University: Cheer Camp 2026, UTA Spirit Groups: camps and clinics, GVSU: Fall 2026 Prep Clinic, Texas State Cheer Clinics, UConn Spirit: College Prep/Recruitment Clinic.
What cheer camp costs, and what it pays for
Camp is a squad purchase. The coach books it, and families pay a per-athlete share.
- Resort camp: UCA’s camp at Sandestin in Florida ran June 15–18 and June 22–25, 2026, for junior high and high school teams. Athletes and coaches stay in the hotel, and the overnight price includes 2 lunches and 3 dinners, with no breakfast (source: Varsity: UCA camp at Sandestin).
- Campus camp: UTA hosts UCA camps on June 2–5 and July 20–23, 2026, and teams choose to stay on campus or commute (source: UTA Spirit Groups: camps and clinics).
- College-team camp: William Penn University’s two-day camp on July 15–16, 2026 cost $85 without an overnight stay and $100 with one, and taught a cheer routine squads can use for Homecoming or other performances (source: William Penn University: Cheer Camp 2026).
Ask your coach what the per-athlete figure covers. Lodging, meals and camp wear vary by camp, and the full figure is what you budget for.
What a college clinic costs, and what it pays for
A clinic is an individual purchase, one session at a time:
- $55: UTA’s one-day College Clinics, and GVSU’s Fall Prep Clinic on Oct. 18, 2026 for 9th graders and up (sources: UTA Spirit Groups: camps and clinics, GVSU: Fall 2026 Prep Clinic).
- $85: Texas State’s prep clinics on Sept. 20, Oct. 17 and Nov. 1, 2026. Anyone who wants to sign onto that team must attend an in-person clinic or practice (source: Texas State Cheer Clinics).
- $100: UConn’s College Prep/Recruitment Clinic on April 19, 2026, for juniors, seniors, college students and potential transfers. Select seniors and college students may earn a “Fast Pass” to the second round of tryouts (source: UConn Spirit: College Prep/Recruitment Clinic).
What you pay for is time in front of the coaches who pick the team, and their material. For seniors, see college cheer prep clinics for seniors; for the whole series, see college cheer and dance recruitment clinics.
What to bring to camp and to a clinic
For camp, your coach sends the packing list. For a clinic, the program posts its own, and it is specific:
- UConn: navy or white athletic clothing and sneakers, with seniors and current college students in red; no jewelry, because athletes who cannot remove it do not stunt; water and snacks (source: UConn Spirit: High School/College Prep Clinics).
- Texas State: underclassmen in white, juniors in black, seniors and college transfers in maroon; a signed waiver; two spectators per athlete at most (source: Texas State Cheer Clinics).
- GVSU: all-black activewear (source: GVSU: Fall 2026 Prep Clinic).
Follow the host program’s posted dress code and material to the letter. Leave your own props at home unless the program lists them. More on reading a dress code: what to wear to cheer tryouts.
How should you practice between camp and clinic season?
Clinics teach fast. The athletes who stand out already hit sharp motions and clean levels without thinking. Practice that at home with a real pair of poms.
Our LED pom poms weigh 7 oz each, with full metallic streamers that work as a regular pom in daylight. The LEDs are built into the pom, so after dark the light shows every motion on your phone video: you see right away whether your high V is even and your punches stop clean. They are rechargeable and run about 3 to 4 hours per charge. A practice pair is on the LED pom poms page.
If your squad wears bows at night games, ask your coach about our light-up cheer bows: white bows with built-in LEDs, a button on each bow to change the color, no remote and no app, with a hair-tie option. See the light-up cheer bows page and light-up cheer bows for teams.
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LED Light-Up Cheer Bows
White bows with built-in LEDs that glow any color at the click of a button, one bow per athlete.
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Bring your coach the team rate
If your squad wants the whole line glowing at the next night game, the team rate is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs, and one remote changes every pom together. Send your coach the team order page, and if the booster club pays, share getting light-up pom poms through your booster club. Your coach can email info@neoncowboys.com with the roster, colors and game date, and we will tell them plainly what fits.
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LED Pom Poms — Team Order
Metallic streamers with LEDs built into the pom, a rechargeable pack, and one remote that changes the whole team’s color at once.
$120 USD per pair · 10-pair minimum
Frequently asked questions
Is cheer camp or a cheer clinic better for getting recruited?
A clinic. It is run by the college’s own coaches, and some programs reward standouts with a tryout shortcut, like UConn’s Fast Pass. Camp builds your squad’s season.
How much does a college cheer clinic cost?
The 2026 clinics we checked ran $55 to $100 a session: $55 at UTA and GVSU, $85 at Texas State and $100 for UConn’s College Prep/Recruitment Clinic.
How long is cheer camp?
Several days at most camps. UCA’s Sandestin sessions in June 2026 ran four days with athletes and coaches in the hotel; William Penn’s 2026 camp ran two days.
Can I bring light-up poms or bows to a clinic?
Follow the dress code and material the host program posts. Our poms are for practice at home and for your own squad’s night games.
How heavy are your LED pom poms?
7 oz per pom, with full metallic streamers that work as a regular pom in daylight and LEDs built into the pom.
Does my coach get a team price?
Yes. Ten or more pairs are $120 a pair, and one remote changes the whole squad’s color together.
See also: college cheer and dance recruitment clinics and light-up cheer bows for teams.
Sources: UTA Spirit Groups: camps and clinics, Varsity: UCA camp at Sandestin, William Penn University: Cheer Camp 2026, GVSU: Fall 2026 Prep Clinic, Texas State Cheer Clinics, UConn Spirit: College Prep/Recruitment Clinic, UConn Spirit: High School/College Prep Clinics.
UTA, UConn, Texas State, Grand Valley State University and William Penn University are named from their own public clinic and camp pages as examples only. None is affiliated with Neon Cowboys, and none is named here as a customer.
UCA and Varsity are named as facts only and are not affiliated with Neon Cowboys.
Questions: info@neoncowboys.com.
