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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 college spirit program directors: one matched set of light-up poms gives cheer and the dance team the same look at football, basketball and pep rallies, switched together by one remote. Dance teams at Texas Tech, Purdue and GCU already perform with ours. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.
Planning one light-up look across a college spirit program
A college spirit program is several teams under one office. At Texas Tech, the Spirit Program includes Texas Tech Cheer, the Pom Squad, Raider Red and the Masked Rider (source: Texas Tech Spirit Squads). Each unit has its own coach and season, but the crowd reads them as one program, and at night light-up poms are the piece that ties them together.
Settle three things before you ask for a quote: which squads carry poms, which nights they light up and who holds the remote. Pair counts, colors and budget follow. Every other team type we outfit is in our guide to light-up pom poms for every kind of team.
Which squads in your program should carry light-up poms?
| Unit | Carries poms? | Where the light pays off | Pairs to budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dance or pom team | Every performance | Sidelines, the end zone, timeouts, pep rallies | One per dancer, plus 2 spares |
| Cheer team | When the squad already holds poms | The run-out, scoring plays, lineup intros, the student-section cue | One per cheerleader who holds poms on the sideline |
| Band dance line | With the band | Field-show formations and night parades | One per dancer |
| Mascot | No | Keep the mascot hands-free; the squads around it carry the light | None |
| Clinic and recruiting nights | Borrow the program set | Prospects try a lit routine under the lights | Use the spares |
The dance or pom team owns the set, because it carries poms in every routine. For cheer, count only the athletes who will hold poms on the sideline, not the whole roster.
What real college programs have done with them
- Texas Tech Pom Squad: 28 pairs in October 2026, used on the sidelines and in the end zone at a night home football game under red stadium lights and smoke. A fan filmed it from the stands. Read the Texas Tech case study.
- Purdue Golduster Dance Team, the dance line of the Purdue “All-American” Marching Band: 24 pairs in September 2026, white, on the football field with the band and on the night homecoming parade route. Read the Purdue homecoming case study.
- GCU Dance Team: 40 pairs in October 2026, lit white at the pep rally launching basketball season as the arena lights dipped. Read the GCU pep rally case study.
Three schools, three big nights: a sideline, a parade, an arena. Each team ordered one matched set and used it where the light was low.
The Texas Tech Pom Squad, the Purdue Golduster Dance Team and the GCU Dance Team are customers of ours; none of their universities sponsors or endorses Neon Cowboys.
Photo: the Texas Tech Pom Squad (@ttupom) in the end zone.
How many pairs does a spirit program need?
Of the 54 teams that applied to us between late October and mid-November 2026, the median asked for 17 pairs; 16 asked for 21 to 40, and 2 asked for more than 40. Spirit programs that buy for two squads land in that upper band. At $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs:
| Group | Pairs | Cost at the team rate |
|---|---|---|
| Dance team of 18, plus 2 spares | 20 | $2,400 |
| Dance team and sideline cheer, 30 performers plus 3 spares | 33 | $3,960 |
| Dance, cheer and band dance line, 44 performers plus 4 spares | 48 | $5,760 |
Spares matter more in a program: one pair on the charger, one for an alternate, one for whichever team is traveling.
Who signs off on a spirit program order?
Find your signer before you send a quote around. Texas Tech’s Spirit Squads sit under Student Life in the Office of the Provost (source: Texas Tech Spirit Squads). GCU’s dance team works under the supervision of GCU University Relations & Campus Events (source: GCU Athletics: Dance Team).
| Line | Who usually pays | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Poms for the dance team | The spirit program budget, or the office the team reports to | Attach a written quote and the nights they will be used |
| Poms for sideline cheer | The same budget, or athletics marketing if the light is part of the game show | Show the moments on the game script |
| Spares and chargers | The same order | Held by the program coordinator, not a single coach |
The director owns the plan, the head coaches own pair counts, game presentation owns when the lights go down and the business office handles the quote.
Can every squad match our school colors?
Yes, and one program-wide choice makes it simple. Team-order streamers come in metallic teal, orange, hot pink, purple, green, silver, red, blue, gold or white, or a custom mix in your exact colors on 10 or more pairs. The light is separate, full-color LEDs changed by remote: the remote’s W button sets white, MODE steps through the colors and AUTO runs the rainbow. One pair can even show two colors, the raised pom in one and the low pom in the other.
Give cheer and dance the same streamer color so the program reads as one unit. White was the most requested color in this fall’s applications (22 of 54 teams), ahead of blue (10), red (7) and gold (6), because white streamers take every light color. More combinations are in our team color guide.
Running the remote across a full season
One remote switches every pom that is on, at about 65 to 80 feet with a clear line of sight. If cheer and dance work opposite ends of the field, plan a remote holder near each line and tell us when you apply. Each pom charges by USB-C (a small red light shows while it charges) and runs about 3 to 4 hours, less on white and rainbow. Our setup videos cover the rest.
One set carries the year: football, basketball, then the send-off before nationals (see using light-up poms at nationals in 2027). The team rate and order steps are on our team pricing page.
Apply with your school, which squads carry poms, how many performers in each, your colors and your first night game or pep rally 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 college spirit program?
$120 a pair on 10 or more pairs. A program with 30 performers and 3 spares orders 33 pairs, or $3,960 at that rate.
Can we get them in our school colors?
Yes. Team-order streamers come in metallic teal, orange, hot pink, purple, green, silver, red, blue, gold or white, or a custom mix in your colors on 10 or more pairs. The light color is set by remote, and one pair can show two colors.
How do they work?
The diodes are built into the pom itself, not one light in the handle. Each pom has a rechargeable battery pack that charges by USB-C, and one remote switches every pom in range together. Our setup videos show each step.
Can we get them in time for our first home game?
Send us the date when you apply and we will tell you plainly what fits. 25 of the 54 teams that applied this fall needed theirs for a December date, so apply as soon as your roster is set.
Should cheer and dance share one set?
Only if they never perform at the same moment. If both squads light up at once, order one pair per performer who holds poms, plus spares.
Which college teams use your LED pom poms?
The Texas Tech Pom Squad, the Purdue Golduster Dance Team and the GCU Dance Team, among others. Each named team has a case study.
See also: light-up pom poms for every kind of team, LED pom poms for college cheer and dance and teams that use our LED pom poms.
Sources: Texas Tech Spirit Squads, GCU Athletics: Dance Team.
Questions: info@neoncowboys.com.
