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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
Varsity high school cheer coaches make 2027 their best season yet by planning the big nights first, then ordering one set of poms that carries all of them. Our light-up poms switch colors by remote for football, basketball, pep rallies and the banquet. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.
How do we make 2027 our best high school cheer season yet?
Every varsity coach asks it between seasons. The answer is rarely a new chant. It is a plan built around the nights your school will remember, and one visible upgrade the whole squad shares at every one of them.
So here is the question we would ask back: have you seen light-up cheerleading poms by Neon Cowboys? They make the whole stadium glow. The diodes are built into the pom itself, not one light in the handle, so the poms read from the top row of the visitors’ bleachers on a Friday night and from the far end of a dark gym in January. One remote switches every pom in range together, so the squad changes color on the same count.
This plan covers calendar year 2027: the back half of this school year and the front half of the next. For every other kind of squad, see light-up pom poms for every kind of team.
The 2027 high school cheer calendar, month by month
| Month | On the calendar | Where the poms come in |
|---|---|---|
| January | Basketball conference games; state championships in some states | Lineup intros with the gym lights down; the send-off pep rally before state |
| February | Basketball senior night; national championships for squads that qualify | The senior walk; the welcome-home rally |
| March–April | Banquet; spring tryouts | The lights-down moment at the banquet; a demo for tryout candidates |
| May | New squad named; booster budget meeting | Count pairs for the new roster and apply with your fall dates |
| June–July | Camp and summer practice | Charge the set, learn the remote, rehearse the color cues |
| August–September | First home football games; theme nights | Run-through, touchdown color switches, a whiteout |
| October | Homecoming, the pep rally, a cause night | School colors split across each pair, then the cause color |
| November–December | Playoffs, Veterans Day, basketball tip-off, holiday parades | Salute colors, the first gym night, the parade route |
For squads that qualify, UCA’s National High School Cheerleading Championship runs January 29–31, 2027 for Division II and February 4–7, 2027 for Division I at Walt Disney World Resort (source: Varsity Spirit: UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship 2027). Add your own state’s dates before the booster meeting.
Where do light-up poms earn their keep in football season?
Football season is the first big test. Under stadium lights a metallic pom flashes only when it catches the light; a lit pom holds its color the whole time. Plan three moments a night rather than four quarters of nonstop light: the run-through, every score and the fourth-quarter push, when the student section needs a cue.
Theme nights are where the remote pays off. White for a whiteout, school colors for homecoming, pink for a cause night, all from the same set and the same press of a button. Our Friday night lights cheer ideas lay out the run-through, touchdown and student-section cues in detail, and these homecoming themes show which ones read best in light.
Video still: @braypartyof5
Carry the same set into basketball season
The set you buy in August does not retire after the last football game. A gym gets darker than a stadium the moment the athletic director drops the lights for starting lineups, and that is when the poms read best. Use them for intros, timeouts, a blackout night and senior night. Our basketball cheer season guide covers each one.
Charging is the only new habit. Each battery pack charges by USB-C, with a red light while it charges, and runs 3 to 4 hours per charge; white and rainbow modes use more. Charge after every game night and the set is ready for the next. The setup videos show the whole routine in a few minutes.
What are light-up poms for in competition season?
If your squad competes, the poms belong around the routine: the sideline at basketball games during competition season, the send-off pep rally, a home exhibition, the awards and the team photo. Before anything goes into a scored routine, check your state association’s rulebook or ask the event producer. They make that call, not us. Our guide to light-up poms and competition rules explains how to ask, and the pre-state order list shows what coaches lock in before regionals.
How much does a varsity set cost, and who signs off?
One pair per athlete at $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs. Of the 54 teams that applied to us this fall, the median request was 17 pairs, and 36 of them asked for 10 to 20.
| Varsity roster | Pairs | Team rate total | Who signs off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small squad | 12 | $1,440 | Head coach and booster board |
| The median team that applied to us | 17 | $2,040 | Booster board, with the athletic director informed |
| Large varsity | 22 | $2,640 | Booster board and athletic director |
| Varsity and JV on one order | 30 | $3,600 | Athletic director and principal |
A varsity set is paid for by the booster club, a fundraiser or the program budget, or a mix of the three. Take the total to the booster meeting with your dates; how to get booster club approval has the pitch. For what the team rate covers line by line, see LED pom pom team pricing, and apply on our team pricing page.
Close the year at the banquet
The banquet is the last time the squad performs for the people who paid for the season. Drop the room lights, switch the poms on in school colors, then go white as each senior’s name is read. It takes ten seconds and it is the photo parents keep. Our cheer banquet ideas have the full run of show.
Then tryouts, a new roster, and the same set waiting for the first home game of fall 2027.
Start your 2027 order
Send us your roster size, your colors and the first date you need them for. Twenty-five of the 54 teams that applied this fall needed theirs for a December date, so the earlier you send your calendar, the more of it the set covers.
Apply with your school, your squad size, your colors and the first game or event 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 high school cheer squad?
$120 a pair on 10 or more pairs, one pair per athlete. A 12-member varsity is $1,440; a 17-member squad is $2,040.
Can we get them in our school colors?
Yes. You choose the metallic streamer color when you apply (white was the most requested by the 54 teams that applied this fall), and the remote switches the light color. One pair can also be set to two colors, the raised pom one and the low pom the other.
How do they work?
The diodes are built into each pom. A battery pack on the handle charges by USB-C and runs 3 to 4 hours per charge. The remote has W (white), MODE and AUTO buttons and switches every pom in range together.
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. The earlier you send the full season calendar, the more of it the set covers.
Can we use light-up poms at state or nationals?
Use them on the sideline, at the send-off, in exhibition, at awards and in photos. For a scored routine, check your state association’s rulebook or ask the event producer first.
How heavy are they for a full game?
Each pom weighs 7 oz.
See also: light-up pom poms for every team, high school cheer and pep squad light-up poms and the cheer pom poms buying guide.
Sources: Varsity Spirit: UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship 2027.
UCA, Varsity Spirit and Walt Disney World are trademarks of their owners, named here as facts only. None is affiliated with Neon Cowboys.
Questions: info@neoncowboys.com.
