SX60 Needed tweaks

Hey Gang,
Question, I gave my wife an SX-60 HS for Christmas 2015. While she prefers to stays in Green mode to photograph, and she kicks my butt with the zoom range. She fights to get the focus point in the right spot. I have tried to read the manual to see if there is an adjustment. I dont see anything. But can anyone offer any tips or tricks that I can share with her? We are soon to travel to the western mountains of NC to photograph elk. (Rut Season)