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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
The 2026 Army-Navy Game kicks off Saturday, December 12, at MetLife Stadium. For cheer squads and military-connected schools, the week before is spirit week: Beat Army or Beat Navy days, a night pep rally and a watch party, with poms switching to Army or Navy colors on every score. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.
Planning Army-Navy week at your school or squad
The 127th Army-Navy Game is set for 3:00 p.m. Eastern on Saturday, December 12, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on CBS (source: Army West Point Athletics, May 27, 2026). For the academies it is the end of the season. For schools near a base, youth squads on an installation and families with someone serving, it is a week of picking sides.
This plan is for the coach or spirit adviser who wants that week to look like something. It works for an academy spirit team, a military-connected high school squad or a base youth program. For every other kind of team we work with, see light-up pom poms for every kind of team.
An Army-Navy spirit week, day by day
| Day | Spirit idea | Pom cue |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Pick-a-side day: students wear Army or Navy colors | Poms split by hand: one side’s color raised, the other’s low |
| Tuesday | Banner signing: a Beat Army and a Beat Navy banner in the hallway | Squad photo with each banner, poms lit to match |
| Wednesday | Lunch pep rally: the house-divided cheer-off | Half the squad in Army colors, half in Navy, switching on each chant |
| Thursday | Thank-you letters to service members and families | White poms for a quiet moment of thanks |
| Friday | Night pep rally or a lights-down assembly | Every pom switches on together for the fight song |
| Saturday | Watch party in the gym, youth center or cafeteria | Army or Navy colors on every score; rainbow at the final whistle |
For military-connected schools, the house-divided idea is the one students remember: two sides, one squad, one remote.
When is the Army-Navy Game in 2026 and 2027?
2026: Saturday, December 12, 3:00 p.m. Eastern, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey (source: Army West Point Athletics, May 27, 2026).
2027: Saturday, December 4, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The 128th game was moved from December 11 after the College Football Playoff expanded to 24 teams, returning the game to the first Saturday in December (source: Army West Point Athletics, Nov. 9, 2026). If you are planning next year’s spirit week, that is a week earlier than this year’s, so mark it now.
Which colors do you light for Army or Navy?
Army’s colors are black, gold and gray; Navy’s are navy blue and gold (sources: Army Black Knights (Wikipedia), Navy Midshipmen (Wikipedia)). Gold and blue are both streamer colors, and the full-color LEDs change by remote. Black and gray do not light, so an Army side runs yellow-gold and white light, and a Navy side runs blue and yellow-gold. Gold is the color both share, which makes it the one to use when the whole room cheers for the troops instead of a team.
A pair can carry two colors, the raised pom one and the low pom the other, so one squad can show both sides at once. The remote changes every pom in range together, so on a score the coach switches the room to the scoring side’s color. Our setup videos show how to set a split pair.
How do military-connected schools and base squads join in?
- Watch party at school or the youth center. Big screen, cheer squad on the floor, poms switching on every score.
- Honor military families at the last home game before the break. Families stand for applause while the squad holds white poms.
- A youth squad performance. Base youth cheer programs can perform at the watch party; see military base youth cheer programs.
- Salute night. If your school runs a military appreciation game, plan it with the military appreciation night ideas.
How do academy spirit teams spend the week?
Borrow from the people who do it biggest. A 2022 Navy Online spotlight on the Navy Spirit team describes how the team spends Army-Navy week: energizing the pep rallies, helping with the Patriot Games, visiting the Pentagon, performing at the Army-Navy Gala and then leading the crowd at the game itself (source: Navy Online, Sept. 7, 2022). A school can run a small version of every one: a pep rally, a competition between classes, a visit or letter to a local recruiting office or veterans’ post, and a dressed-up watch party. Academy spirit coaches can read light-up poms for service academy spirit teams.
Get your squad ready for December 12
Every pom is 7 oz, with the diodes built into the pom, and a USB-C charge runs 3 to 4 hours, enough for a pep rally or a watch party. Planning further ahead? A youth squad can use the same week for its own game-day cheer ideas. See our light-up LED pom poms.
Apply with your school or squad, the number of athletes, which side (or both) and your 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
When is the Army-Navy Game in 2026?
Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
When is the 2027 Army-Navy Game?
Saturday, December 4, 2027, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
What is your team pricing?
$120 a pair on 10 or more pairs. A squad of 16 is $1,920.
Can we do Army and Navy colors in one set?
Yes. A pair can be split so one pom shows each side’s color, and the remote switches every pom in range on a score.
Can we get them in time for Army-Navy week?
Send us your date with the application. We make the poms ourselves and will tell you plainly what fits.
How do they work?
Charge each pom by USB-C on the battery pack. One remote switches every pom in range: W for white, MODE for colors and AUTO for the rainbow.
See also: LED pom poms for every team, student section themes for night games and pep rally ideas.
Sources: Army West Point Athletics, May 27, 2026, Army West Point Athletics, Nov. 9, 2026, Navy Online, Sept. 7, 2022, Army Black Knights (Wikipedia), Navy Midshipmen (Wikipedia).
The Army-Navy Game, the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy are named here only to describe a public event and its published date and venue. Neither academy nor the game is affiliated with or endorses Neon Cowboys.
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