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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
Before regionals and state, high school competition cheer coaches lock in bows, warm-ups and shoes, and many add light-up poms for the sideline, the send-off pep rally, exhibition, awards and photos. Check your state association’s rules for scored routines. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.
The pre-state order list, in the order coaches buy it
By the time a high school squad qualifies for state, the uniform is long settled. What is left is the list of things that make the trip look like a program: bows, warm-ups, shoes, the send-off, the photos. Here is that list, with where each piece is used.
| Item | Lock it in | Used at |
|---|---|---|
| Competition bows | Right after the squad is set | The mat, photos, awards |
| Warm-ups or jackets | Before the first regional | Warm-up room, travel, awards |
| Shoes | Before the first regional, broken in | The mat |
| Crowd-leading tools (signs, megaphones, traditional poms) | As your state’s format requires | Game day categories and home games |
| Light-up poms | Before the send-off date | Sideline, send-off pep rally, exhibition, awards, photos |
| Send-off and welcome-home signs | The week before state | The school send-off, the bus, the return |
Light-up poms are the line we make, and they are used around the routine rather than in it. For every kind of team that orders from us, see light-up pom poms for every kind of team.
When is state in 2026–27?
It depends on your state, and the spread is wide. Georgia’s GHSA Game Day State Championships run December 10–11, 2026 at the Macon Coliseum (source: GHSA Game Day State Championships overview). Texas’ UIL Spirit State Championships run January 13–16, 2027 at the Fort Worth Convention Center (source: UIL Spirit State Championships). Squads that qualify for UCA’s National High School Cheerleading Championship go to Walt Disney World Resort, January 29–31, 2027 for Division II and February 4–7, 2027 for Division I (source: Varsity Spirit: UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship 2027).
Plan backward from the first date you need the poms, which is the send-off pep rally the week before, not the competition itself. Of the 54 teams that applied to us this fall, 25 needed theirs for a December date.
Where do light-up poms fit in competition season?
Around the routine. Use them:
- On the sideline at basketball games during competition season, where the squad keeps leading the crowd.
- At the send-off pep rally, where the school sees the routine before state.
- At a home exhibition or showcase, where nothing is scored.
- At awards and in the team photo, if the event welcomes props.
- At the welcome-home, when the bus pulls in after dark.
For anything scored, check your state association’s rulebook or ask the event producer first. USA Cheer notes that rule interpretations are the responsibility of each state association or event producer (source: USA Cheer: High School Cheer). We leave that call to the people who write the rules. Our guide to light-up poms and competition rules lists the questions to ask.
How do game day divisions change your season?
Some states score sideline skills directly. Georgia’s game day format, for example, scores band chant, crowd leading and fight song routines of one minute each in the qualifying round, then a three-minute game day presentation in the championship round that includes a response to an announcer-led situational cue (source: GHSA Game Day State Championships overview).
Those skills are built at real games. Every home basketball game during competition season is a live rep in front of a real crowd, and light-up poms make the squad’s cues visible to the whole gym while you run it. Treat the sideline as practice for the floor, and the floor routine as whatever your rulebook says.
The send-off pep rally
The send-off is the one time the whole school sees the routine. Run it in the gym on the last school day before state: lights down, the squad enters with poms lit in school colors, sets them down for the routine exactly as it will be performed at state, then picks them back up for a crowd-leading finish with the student section. Hand a senior the remote for the last switch; the setup videos show the remote in a minute if the senior has never used it. Pep rally ideas and games has the rest of the program, and our basketball cheer season guide covers the games you cheer between competitions.
Bows to match the poms
If you add light-up poms, matching bows finish the look for the sideline, the send-off and photos. Our light-up cheer bows are made to match the poms in team colors; ask for them when you apply. Light-up cheer bows and the cheer accessories checklist cover the rest of the squad’s gear.
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LED Light-Up Cheer Bows
White bows with built-in LEDs that glow any color at the click of a button, one bow per athlete.
$66 USD per bow · 10-bow minimum
What does the add-on cost next to the rest of the list?
Bows, warm-ups and shoes are priced by your vendors. Light-up poms are $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs, one pair per athlete, plus alternates who travel:
| Group | Pairs | Cost at the team rate |
|---|---|---|
| Small competition squad | 14 | $1,680 |
| The median team that applied to us this fall | 17 | $2,040 |
| Large squad with alternates | 26 | $3,120 |
Apply on our team pricing page with the send-off date, not the competition date. Squads that qualify past state can plan the trip with our nationals 2027 guide, and the 2027 season plan shows the rest of the year.
Apply with your school, your squad size, your colors, your send-off date and your state championship 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
Can we use light-up poms in our state routine?
Ask your state association or the event producer first; they decide what goes into a scored routine. Use the poms freely on the sideline, at the send-off, in exhibition, at awards and in photos.
What is your team pricing?
$120 a pair on 10 or more pairs. A 14-member squad with two traveling alternates is 16 pairs, $1,920.
Can we get them in time for state?
Send us your send-off date when you apply and we will tell you plainly what fits.
Can we get them in our team colors?
Yes. Choose the metallic streamer color when you apply; the lights switch by remote, and one pair can show two colors, raised pom one and low pom the other.
Do you make light-up cheer bows too?
Yes, light-up cheer bows made to match the poms. Ask when you apply.
How many pairs should a competition squad order?
One pair per athlete, plus alternates who travel. The median team that applied to us this fall asked for 17 pairs.
See also: light-up pom poms for every team and cheer competition season planning for coaches.
Sources: GHSA Game Day State Championships overview, UIL Spirit State Championships, Varsity Spirit: UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship 2027, USA Cheer: High School Cheer.
GHSA, UIL, UCA, Varsity Spirit, USA Cheer and Walt Disney World are named here as facts only. None is affiliated with Neon Cowboys.
Questions: info@neoncowboys.com.
