Robert Zelesnikar, ATC, LAT is a Licensed and Certified Athletic Trainer. He most recently served as an TCO athletic trainer for 10 years at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. While at St. Thomas, he worked with a variety of sport teams while assisting the sports medicine department in the school’s unprecedented transition from NCAA Division III to I.
Prior to TCO and St. Thomas, Robert was an ATC at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where he was the lead basketball athletic trainer. At IMG, he worked with high school student-athletes from all over the world and led IMG’s NBA Pre-Draft program during the 2012-2014 NBA Drafts.
Robert’s clinic interests include concussion, nutrition, sleep, and mental health.
Outside of work, Robert enjoys cooking, camping, and traveling with his wife Laura, who is a Certified Flight Registered Nurse.
Bachelor of Art’s in Athletic Training, Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois (2011)
Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC)
Sound Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (SASTM)
Positional Release Therapy (PRT): Spine and Pelvis
Positional Release Therapy (PRT): Lower Extremity
ImPACT Trained Athletic Trainer (ITAT)
Structure and Function, Functional Dry Needling (SFDN1)
National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA)
Minnesota Athletic Trainers Association (MATA)
APD Ascender Award, IMG Academy Athletic & Personal Development Department
