Splitting his time between coaching the Scottish women’s team and English League Two side Tranmere Rovers, Banks says the transition to working with the national side has been seamless.
“I don’t change it at all. I do the same sessions I would do with the men because as far as I’m concerned, that’s the way they’re going to learn and get better,” he told BBC Scotland.
“There’s no point in me dollying balls to them because the players are not going to get any better like that, so I treat them just the same, I work them hard.
“Having been a goalkeeper and had goalkeeping coaches before, I like to give the people I coach those things I felt were lacking. So hopefully I give them 100% and hopefully they feel they’re improving, picking up on things.”
Female goalkeepers have been the subject of criticism as the profile of the women’s game has grown.
Asked whether the perception of keepers being the sport’s Achilles heel is beginning to change, Banks’ response is diplomatic.
“It’s such a difficult position. The girls are going to improve every time they come together,” he says.
“It’s so technical that it’s taken a long time, but all I can see are improvements, every time I come away. If that’s the way it continues, I think it’s good.”