Implementing Serve and Volley

[armand]

That's all subjective. How far up can you get if you run 100%? The object is putting yourself in a good position for a solid volley or half volley. So run as fast as you need to to do so.

Well, if I run full speed, I can get to around the service line I think, depending on many factors(how hard the serve was, where returner stands etc.). So, if the ball was hit close to me, then it's no problem.
But if I run full speed and the ball is hit a few steps away from me then we got trouble. It's much harder to change direction when I run at full speed because it takes longer to decelerate to a speed where I can change direction. Get me?