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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 middle school and junior high cheer coaches: a squad set of our light-up pom poms makes the pep rally, basketball nights and 8th-grade night glow, and one remote switches every pom to your school colors together. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.
What should a middle school cheer coach order first for 2027?
How do we make 2027 our best season yet? For a middle school squad, the answer is rarely a bigger budget. It is one thing the crowd remembers, and a set of light-up poms is the piece that makes a half-full gym on a Tuesday night feel like a varsity game.
Our poms have the diodes built into the pom itself, not one light in the handle, so the whole pom glows when the gym lights drop. One remote switches every pom in range at once, so a twelve-year-old never has to find a button on count eight. See light-up pom poms for every kind of team for how other programs use them, from youth squads to college dance lines.
Where light-up poms fit in a middle school season
| Month | Event | Light-up moment |
|---|---|---|
| August to September | Football games, often right after school | Daylight: the metallic streamers carry the look |
| October | Homecoming pep rally in the gym | Lights cut for the squad’s entrance, poms on in school colors |
| November to February | Basketball games | Starting lineups and halftime with the gym lights down |
| January to February | 8th-grade night | Each 8th grader announced while the squad holds one color |
| Spring | Tryout clinic for incoming 6th graders | A lights-down demo that sells the program to new families |
| May | Awards assembly or promotion night | The squad’s last performance together |
Count the nights in that table when the room goes dark. Those are the nights the set earns its cost, and most of them fall in basketball season. Of the 54 teams that applied to us between late October and early November 2026, 25 asked for a December date, so put your request in before winter break if your first gym night is in December.
How does a feeder squad get noticed by the high school?
Middle school cheer is the high school program’s pipeline. The varsity coach is already watching who holds a sharp motion and who keeps smiling on the last eight-count. Give them something to watch:
- Junior cheer night at a varsity game. Ask the high school coach for one home game where your squad joins the sideline for a quarter. Set your poms to the same school color as the varsity and the stands see one program.
- A shared eight-count. Teach your squad one count from the varsity’s halftime routine. If both squads carry our poms, one remote press switches all of them on the same count, and every parent in the stands films it.
- Tryout week. Your 8th graders try out for the high school in spring. A squad that already performs with poms in the dark walks in confident.
If the high school is planning its own set, read how high school coaches plan the 2027 season around light-up poms and line up your colors with theirs.
Who pays for poms at a middle school?
Middle school money usually comes from four places, and most coaches combine two of them: the campus activity account the bookkeeper manages (money the squad raised last year), the PTO or PTA, a parent spirit fee collected at the start of the season, and one fundraiser sized to the order.
| Group | Pairs | Cost at the team rate |
|---|---|---|
| Small squad | 10 | $1,200 |
| 14 cheerleaders plus one spare | 15 | $1,800 |
| A combined 7th and 8th grade squad of 22, plus spares | 24 | $2,880 |
A program-owned set stays with the school when the 8th graders move up, which matters to a PTO deciding where its money goes. The median team that applied to us this fall asked for 17 pairs. If the order goes through the school office, here is how to buy team poms through the school, step by step.
How do 12- and 13-year-olds handle light-up poms?
Easily, with an adult running two jobs. Each pom weighs 7 oz, so a full sideline routine is comfortable for middle school arms. The adult jobs are charging and the remote.
- Charging. The coach or a parent volunteer charges every battery pack by USB-C the day before a game. A small red light means it is charging. A charge runs 3 to 4 hours, and white and rainbow modes use more, so start every game on a fresh charge.
- The remote. One adult holds it and calls the cues. W sets white, MODE steps through colors, and every pom in range switches together.
- Storage. Number each pair and keep them in one bin in the coach’s room. Each cheerleader uses the same pair every game.
Show the squad the setup videos at the first practice. They are short, and they answer the question every cheerleader asks first: how do they work?
Can the 7th and 8th grade squads share one set?
Yes, as long as they never perform at the same moment. Some middle schools run one squad for football and another for basketball, or split by grade. Count the larger squad, add one or two spares, and the set covers both. Where they overlap, give the poms to the squad on the floor.
If you also sponsor the dance team, the same set can cover it; middle school dance team poms covers the dance side. And elementary cheer and dance teams shows how the youngest squads in your attendance zone can borrow it for a halftime visit.
How to apply for middle school team pricing
Team pricing starts at 10 pairs. Take the number to your principal or PTO with the date of your first lights-down night, then apply on the team pricing page. For the rest of the season, our pep rally ideas and basketball cheer chants work just as well in a middle school gym.
Apply with your school, your first lights-down date, your school colors and how many cheerleaders are on the squad. 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 middle school squad?
$120 a pair on 10 or more pairs. A pair is two poms, one per cheerleader. A 14-member squad with one spare is 15 pairs, $1,800.
Can we get them in our school colors?
Yes. Tell us your school colors when you apply. The light color changes by remote, and one pair can be set to two colors, one pom in each, for a two-color school.
How do they work?
The diodes are built into each pom. Charge the battery pack by USB-C, then use the remote: W for white, MODE to step through colors. One remote switches every pom in range together. Our setup videos walk through it.
Can we get them in time for 8th-grade night?
Send us the date when you apply. We make the poms ourselves and will tell you plainly what fits.
Are light-up poms too heavy for middle schoolers?
No. Each pom weighs 7 oz, which middle school cheerleaders handle through a full sideline routine. Adults do the charging and hold the remote.
Can we use them in a competition routine?
Check your event producer’s rulebook before using any prop in a scored routine. Middle school squads get the most from them on the sideline, at pep rallies, in exhibition and in team photos.
See also: light-up pom poms for every kind of team, cheer senior night ideas (they work for 8th-grade night too) and the cheer pom poms buying guide.
Questions: info@neoncowboys.com.
