just to give them the body awareness of what I’d ideally like them to feel.
I think that is the key point; I do focus on dorsi-flexion as it seems to help mechanics generally, again through knowing what their body is doing…my experiences have been similar with gymnasts and ballet (toe point) esp if done concurrently…focusing on dorsi-flexion has also helped with those I have coached who appear not to have foot control, it just sort of does whatever it wants, but that again is body awareness.