Nikki,
Great question! I believe this is a subject that a lot of people are dealing with (even though they might not know it). I believe you actually have an advantage because you have indicated that you are training more than one keeper of similar ages. The key here, in my opinion is to develop, for lack of a better term, a goalkeeping fraternity. Have each of the keepers push each other to make each get better. Back when I used to do a lot of keeper clinics, I would get the same core of keepers everytime. They built up a comraderie (not sure if that is the exact word I want to use but hopfully you understand what I am getting at) to the point where they always wanted to know how each other did in their games (and in their lives). IN training they would push each other to get better and didn't care that they played for different teams and different clubs (and sometimes were "rivals").
too often the keeper feels like an outcast so instead, if you can develop them into their own "team", they will continue to improve even if they are the only keepers on the team.
This will most likely be the subject of my next Goalkeeping Newsletter (see, that means I was serious when I wrote "great question"
Have a great day!
Lawrence
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