Welcome to the home of Urbana Youth Poms

The Urbana Recreation Council Poms program was formed to allow young athletes in the Urbana area the opportunity to perform choreographed routines to support our Youth Football and Basketball programs.

About Our Program

The Urbana Youth Poms program encourages teamwork, sportsmanship & spirit. The program offers the opportunity to learn & develop dance skills. We help build self-esteem & promote the importance of a positive attitude through dance, performances & all aspects of our Pom program.

Instruction & performances include choreographed routines that incorporate a variety of dance styles. We focus on precision, ripples, formations, maneuvering & technique (leaps, jumps, turns, kick lines).

The POM program welcomes Fall 2024 K-8th grade athletes. Our season runs from August through mid-November. Pom squads perform a 2-3 minute age appropriate routine for all home Urbana Youth football games. (Away games are only traveled to by 3rd-8th grade squads.)

Announcements

Pom Camp:

“Teamwork Dreamwork” 2024 Pom Camp

This year’s camp will be held the evenings of Monday, July 29th - Thursday, August 1st from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Camp is open to any rising 2024 K-8th grade participant. Camp days will focus on age appropriate choreography combos, technique, skills, teambuildimg & fun. We will learn the new 2024 Spirit Dance, which we will perform later in the season at UHS Youth Night.

Pom Camp is a fundraiser that not only benefits our athletes by learning and growing, but 100% of the proceeds raised go straight back into our program. Come dance with us! You do not need to be on a 2024 Pom team to attend camp, so share with your friends!

Latest News

Volunteers Needed

We want to acknowledge that the Urbana Youth Poms program is run completely on a voluntary basis. All coaches, Jr Coaches, commissioners, summer camp helpers are strictly 100% volunteer positions. All other roles associated with the Urbana Youth Poms program (such as team moms, banquet, coordinator, photo schedule coordinator, eighth grade night recognition, etc.) are also 100% volunteer positions. It takes a village!

If you would like to volunteer, please reach out to us at pomsurbana@gmail.com.

Message from the Commissioners

Dear Urbana Families,

We are looking forward to another amazing Urbana Youth Pom season for Fall 2024!

Registration for the Fall 2024 season is closed.

-A flat fee of $125 includes the registration fee and new bow for the season. Registration fees are used for full program season expenses.

Uniforms:

Uniforms will be purchased at an additional cost.

We will be keeping the same uniforms as the 2023 season.

RETURNING Poms (2023 season): Please confirm if your uniform and white jersey can be worn again for the 2024 season. If you need any new prices (due to size, damage or lost piece), we will have an online store for you to purchase items a-la-carte at our upcoming uniform fitting.

NEW Poms (or returning from before 2023): You will be required to purchase our updated (2023) 5-piece uniform (includes tank top, skirt, long sleeve shrug, leggings and white personalized jersey). We will host a uniform fitting in the upcoming weeks. Uniform cost is $150 (includes all pieces)

USED UNIFORMS: All Poms (returning or new) will have the opportunity to purchase gently used uniform pieces at a discounted price. More information on an online Facebook uniform swap group coming soon.

Looking forward to dancing with you!

Sincerely,

Kelli Fox, Liz Simons, and Manda Mackintosh

URC Youth Pom Co-Commissioners