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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
White out game ideas start with the cheer squad: white poms on the W button lead the student section, then switch to school colors on every score. Our light-up poms do both by remote, and white streamers are our best seller. High school and college teams get team pricing at $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.
Planning a white out game the whole stadium joins
A white out is the simplest color night to run and the strongest one after dark. White throws back the stadium lights, and a full section in white reads from the field and on camera. It works best when the students choose it and the squad leads it.
The best-known version shows how it scales. In 2004, Penn State’s athletic department asked students to wear white for a home game and over 20,000 students took part; the White Out was cemented in 2005 and is traditionally played at night in prime time (source: White Out (Penn State), Wikipedia). Your school does not need 20,000 students. It needs a date, a dress code published a week out and a squad in front of the section giving the cues.
For the full year of color nights, see color out game ideas; for every other kind of squad, light-up pom poms for every kind of team.
What should the squad carry when the section is all in white?
A section dressed in white is bright. Plain white or silver poms in front of it disappear into it; lit poms do not. Press W on the remote and every pom that is on goes white together, brighter than the shirts behind them.
White streamers are our best-selling pom, and of the 54 teams that applied to us this fall, 22 asked for white, more than any other color. The reason is the remote: white streamers take every color, so the set that leads the white out runs school colors the next week and pink in October. Our white pom poms guide covers split sets and squad sizes.
A white out run of show
| Moment | Students | Squad | Poms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates open | Arrive in white; the council greets the section at the gate | Lines the student entrance | W (white) |
| Kickoff or tip-off | Stand and wave | Faces the section and leads the first cheer | White |
| Every score | Jump on the squad’s cue | Switches on the count, then back | School colors, then W |
| Halftime | Phone lights up if the athletic director dims the lights | Dance team pom feature | White, then AUTO for the finish |
| Fourth quarter | The loudest stretch of the night | Every pom up | White |
Send the run of show to the announcer and the band director, so the score cue lands on the same beat every time.
How do you switch from white to school colors on a score?
One captain holds the remote. It has W (white), MODE and AUTO buttons and changes every pom that is on, so the whole squad switches together. Rehearse it like a cheer: the captain calls the count, presses on the hit and presses W again after the extra point.
The remote works by line of sight. Hold the poms up, stand close and make sure nobody is standing between the remote and the squad. For a two-color school, set split pairs before the game, raised pom one color and low pom the other. Because the remote changes every pom that is on, set the split last; our setup videos walk through it step by step.
Football or basketball: where does a white out work best?
Both work. A football white out has the bigger crowd and the stadium lights; pick a night game against your biggest rival. A basketball white out has the darker room: when the athletic director drops the gym lights for starting lineups, a squad on white is the brightest thing in the building. Our basketball cheer season guide covers lineup intros, timeouts and senior night with the same set.
If you run a blackout instead, flip the plan: the section wears black and the poms carry the light. Student section themes for blackout and whiteout nights compares how each theme reads after dark.
Can a white out carry a cause?
It can. The National Foundation for Cancer Research lists the pearl or white ribbon for lung cancer, with Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November (source: National Foundation for Cancer Research). A November home game, or an early basketball game, can be a white out with a purpose: the council sells white shirts, the proceeds go to a lung cancer charity your school chooses, and the announcer reads one line at halftime.
For the other ribbon colors, see cancer awareness night ideas and pink out game ideas. September’s gold night has its own plan in gold out game ideas.
White out budget and who pays
One pair per athlete at $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs. A 10-member squad is $1,200; 16 members, $1,920; a 30-athlete cheer and dance program on one order, $3,600. Student councils often split it with the booster club, since the set leads every theme night, not only this one. Apply on our team pricing page with the white out date.
Order white once, use it all year
The white out is one night. The same set runs school colors at every other game, pink in October, gold in September and red, white and blue on a salute night. Charge it after each game night and it is ready for the next.
Apply with your school, your squad size, your colors and the date of your white out game. 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
Can we get white poms that still do our school colors?
Yes. White streamers take every color: press W for the white out, then switch to your school colors by remote at the next game.
What is your team pricing?
$120 a pair on 10 or more pairs. A 16-member squad is $1,920.
How do the poms work?
Diodes are built into each pom, a USB-C battery pack runs 3 to 4 hours per charge (white and rainbow modes use more), and one remote switches every pom that is on.
Will white poms show against a section dressed in white?
Lit, yes: the light is brighter than the shirts behind it. Unlit white or silver poms tend to blend in.
Can we get them in time for our white out game?
Send us the game date when you apply and we will tell you plainly what fits.
Is a white out tied to a cause?
Usually it is a school-spirit night. If you want a cause, the pearl or white ribbon stands for lung cancer, with awareness month in November.
See also: light-up pom poms for every team and the cheer pom pom color guide.
Sources: White Out (Penn State), Wikipedia, National Foundation for Cancer Research.
Penn State, its White Out and the National Foundation for Cancer Research are named here as facts only. Neither is affiliated with or endorses Neon Cowboys.
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