What or Who Is “Memes of Pickleball”?

Have you ever heard of a meme? Or, more particularly, a pickleball meme (or meme of pickleball)?

A pickleball meme is a humorous image, video, or piece of text that is shared across social media among pickleball players and fans. It often features a clever or funny caption or visual that pokes fun at some aspect of the sport or its players. Pickleball memes can range from light-hearted jokes about the quirky aspects of the game to more pointed commentary on controversial topics or personalities in the sport. And, now, one new social media account is using pickleball memes to poke fun at the pro side of the sport, including pro players, pro leagues and tours, pickleball organizations and manufacturers, and other personalities in and around the game.

Let us introduce you to @memesofpickleball on Instagram… And, if you are not yet following @memesofpickleball, you should!

@memesofpickleball first popped up on the scene on November 12, 2022, after pickleball pro Catherine Parenteau dropped her women’s doubles partner—Allyce Jones—for the 2022 USA Pickleball National Championships, in order to fill a spot and play with the #1 women’s player, Anna Leigh Waters. This drop left Jones without a partner to play with at Nationals, and resulting in quite a bit of…