im pre-ppl but just for the record, I'm being taught a similar thing especially in crosswinds. Pick up the centreline using whatever controls you need down to about 200 feet, carb heat to cold, and just use rudders after that to keep it facing in the right direction. Ailerons should only be used to make sure the rudder inputs don't make one of the wings drop too far
but I am by no means an expert lets make that thing very clear