Meet the ZONE SIX team
Bringing you high performance coaching for high performance living through our team and the consultants we work with
Director of Health & Performance, Co-Founder
Tom Kopelman MSc, BA Hons, BSc, MCSP, MAACP
Tom has had over 10 seasons as the First Team Rehabilitation Physiotherapist at Tottenham Hotspur FC. Tom worked day to day rehabilitating Premier League and international footballers back to performance and also works with celebrities, professional cricketers, young athletes, Olympians and consultant to a world boxing champion. He works closely with the ZONE SIX Team to oversee the creation and implementation of the health & performance programmes at ZONE SIX.
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Prior to becoming a Physiotherapist, Tom played cricket for Essex and the MCC as a bowler, where he had the opportunity to play around the world, including Mozambique, Botswana, Ireland, at Lord's Cricket Ground and bowl at some of the worlds best players including Sachin Tendulkar. Injuries whilst playing began his interest in Physiotherapy.
Tom graduated from The University of East London and began his career in the NHS. Tom has extensive experience in a variety of sports such as rugby, cricket and boxing before moving to work in football full time. He spent 10 years rehabilitating and preparing some of the worlds best international players for the Premier League, international tournaments and the Champions League final also working for the worlds most renowned football managers. Tom rehabilitated the current England captain, Harry Kane, back from his biggest injury to date. Tom has also travelled working internationally and visited some of the world's most advanced sports rehabilitation centres and has incorporated these practices into ZONE SIX.
Tom's extensive experience means he has worked with a variety of different patients, in settings from in hospital, at home and in leading facilities, from amateur sportsman to elite athletes at the height of their game. Tom has also completed a Masters in Sports Medicine, Exercise and Health at University College London with a special interest in tendinopathy.
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Tom is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists and the Football Medical and Performance Association.
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Business Director, Personal Trainer & Co-Founder
Cristina Sidoli BA Hons
Cristina has worked successfully for an international retailer in various roles such as senior management and most recently in digital project management, rolling out new innovative technology to the retailer's 800+ stores across the UK. Her broad business experience led her to work with Tom to be the creative force and the day-to-day operator behind ZONE SIX. Cristina is a qualified 'Level 3 Personal Trainer' and has a 'Level 3 qualification in training pre and post natal clients' and is a 'Mummy MOT FitPro' woking alongside a local Mummy MOT physiotherapy practitioner to offer the full suite of pre and post partum preparation and recovery tools for expectant and new mums. Invaluably Cristina has been through this herself, having had her own baby over 2 years ago and currently pregnant again with number 2!
Cristina has enjoyed a variety of sports including tennis, netball and cricket. Her main love has been tennis, having grown up playing and coaching locally until going to university where she took up cricket, winning the Midlands League. Cristina continues relationships with The Avenue Tennis Club in Loughton. This has led to our recent sponsorship of The Avenue Tennis Club and an ongoing connection with the club.
Cristina has always valued good training and coaching which tailors to the client, their goals, abilities and ambitions. She has also always valued community spirit that a personal, clinic and studio can build. Coupled with first hand knowledge and understanding of good customer care and experience, Cristina has put this at the forefront of ZONE SIX's ethos.
Lead Performance Coach
Paul Webb
Paul is one of the most experienced coaches working today, with over 35 years experience. A former professional athlete, Paul’s life took an unexpected turn when injury caused him to retire prematurely. Paul leads the implementation and creation of programmes of our membership, THE Z6 CLUB, and works with our high level athletes and private clients. He also works closely with our Clinical Director, Tom, to continuously evolve our performance coaching and its integration with physiotherapy when returning patients back from injury.
A deep internal drive that he had unfinished business in the sporting world led Paul to travel across the world to qualify as one of the first Strength Coaches in the UK. After setting up his own facility, Paul spent almost twenty years coaching athletes, of all levels from all over the world in multiple sports. He also authored two best selling books on strength and performance. During this time Paul trained a wide variety of people out of his gym in East London and began to change the focus of his coaching philosophy by incorporating mindset and peak performance coaching alongside his strength and performance programmes. This led Paul to be recruited by some of the most well known mindset coaches in the world to help them set up their own mindset and lifestyle coaching programmes.
Paul came to a decision a that running the gym that had been successful for almost two decades no longer served the direction he was going in. After selling it Paul drew on years of experience both in his own life and through working with thousands of clients, and travelled across the world, from the UK to the US and even to Saudi Arabia, working with Hollywood actors, entrepreneurs, CEO’s, Olympians, celebrities, athletes & Royalty, helping all to achieve levels of fitness, performance and success in their lives that far exceeded what they expected.
Performance Coach
Pasha George​
Pasha is a Level 3 Qualified Personal Trainer, former competitive swimmer, and over five years of experience in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, and Boxing. Alongside her athletic pursuits, she completed a Business degree at university and has since developed a strong passion for evidence-based fitness and performance coaching.
Now a dedicated powerbuilder, Pasha stays up to date with the latest research in bodybuilding, body recomposition, strength development, and fat loss. With a particular interest in helping clients build strength while improving their physique, she is committed to delivering results-driven coaching.
Pasha’s coaching philosophy centres around movement quality, body mechanics, and technical execution.
By breaking down each movement to its fundamentals, she helps clients train with confidence, improve performance, and minimise injury risk, creating a sustainable path towards their goals.
Personally, Pasha is preparing to compete in multiple HYROX Pro events while working towards her first competitive powerlifting meet in the near future. She firmly believes that the body should be viewed as an instrument, not just an ornament - a philosophy that underpins both her training and coaching approach.
Performance & Youth Development Coach
Kagan Genc
Kagan is a UKSCA accredited Strength and Conditioning coach who specialises in youth athletic development. Working in professional football with both youth and senior athletes across both men and women club environments for the past 5 years, he is passionate about enhancing and challenging movement competencies to improve overall athleticism.
Kagan graduated from the University of Surrey and St Mary's University while working at in professional clubs including West Ham United, AFC Wimbledon, and Leyton Orient for the past 6 years. He has also spent time working with youth athletes across tennis and rowing. His coaching style embodies a movement and education focus to instil lifelong habits to improve performance outside of the coaching sessions.
Lead Physiotherapist - Specialist Musculoskeletal & Neurological Physiotherapist
Annette Benbow MSc, BSc Hons
Annette is a chartered Physiotherapist with over 10 years of experience across the NHS and private healthcare sectors - with a BSC in Sports Therapy from Birmingham University and a Master’s degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Essex.
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Throughout her career, Annette has worked across acute hospital wards, inpatient neurological rehabilitation, outpatient musculoskeletal clinics and elite sport. She has worked with sports teams, including Coventry United W.F.C and the Afghan Refugee Women’s Cricket Team. She also spent three years as the Lead Physiotherapist at the Bank of New York in London, delivering specialist on-site physiotherapy and occupational health services.
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As Lead Physiotherapist at Zone Six, Annette provides expert assessment and treatment for a wide range of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. She regularly treats; sports injuries, back and neck pain, tendon and ligament injuries, joint pain and persistent pain, post-operative rehabilitation following procedures such as ACL reconstruction, achilles tendon repair, rotator cuff repair and total knee replacements.
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Her focus is on improving pain, restoring movement and helping clients return confidently to life, work and exercise.
Annette has extensive experience in complex neurological rehabilitation, working with conditions such as Parkinson’s, MS, traumatic brain injuries and spinal surgery rehabilitation. She delivers tailored rehabilitation and long-term strength & conditioning programmes using Zone Six’s on-site gym facilities, as well as providing local home visits.
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Her treatment approach combines hands-on therapy with evidence-based rehabilitation incorporating; acupuncture, deep tissue massage, kinesiology taping and objective Dynamo strength testing.
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She has extensive experience in ergonomics, including DSE assessments for home and office set-ups, helping address poor desk posture which can contribute to pain.
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Annette has a strong interest in health, fitness and maintaining an active lifestyle. A proficient tennis player, representing university teams and local clubs in league competitions. She has 6 years of tennis coaching experience working internationally in the United States at the prestigious Tripp Lake summer camp. She maintains her own fitness through weight training, yoga and Pilates, cycling, swimming as well as having a passion for travel.
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Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
Ele Bray MSc, BSc Hons
Ele is an fully qualified chartered physiotherapist with over 20 years of experience in musculoskeletal healthcare, treating a wide variety of injuries and conditions across private practice, the NHS and elite sport.
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After qualifying in Sports Therapy in 2004, Ele went on to complete her MSc in Physiotherapy at the University of Essex. Throughout her career she has held senior roles within leading private practices, including Bodytonic and Pure Sports Medicine, as well as serving as Academy Physiotherapist at Arsenal Football Club.
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Ele enjoys treating a diverse range of patients, from those managing everyday musculoskeletal conditions to recreational and competitive athletes returning to the activities they love.
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With a background playing National League hockey, Ele understands first-hand the physical and emotional impact that injury can have. She believes successful rehabilitation starts with listening to each patient's story, understanding what matters most to them and creating a treatment plan that fits their individual goals and lifestyle.
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Ele believes that helping patients understand their injury is just as important as treating it. By combining hands-on treatment, rehabilitation and education, she aims to give people the confidence to manage their recovery and return to the activities that matter most to them.
Whether you're recovering from surgery, managing a long-standing problem or returning to sport, Ele is committed to providing individualised, evidence-based care that supports long-term recovery rather than simply treating symptoms.
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Co-Practice Manager & Marketing Manager
Paola Sidoli
Paola is a proficient manager with previous years of experience in recruitment before joining ZONE SIX for the last 3 years.
Paola's job has grown immensely since she started with us, and now manages the day to day running of ZONE SIX including diary & patient management, social media and marketing, payments processing and team staffing. Paola is a friendly face at ZONE SIX who will always be pleased to help you.
Clinic Receptionist
Nicola Jones
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