Alabama News Updated: MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The Alabama State volleyball team has decided to opt out of the 2021 spring season due to health and safety concerns surrounding COVID-19. Increased numbers around the country played a major factor in the student-athletes choosing to focus on training. Although all precautions were taken to ensure their health and safety, the student-athletes decided they would opt out and prepare for the fall season. “We support the decision made by our volleyball student-athletes when it comes to their health and safety,” Alabama State Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jennifer Lynne Williams said. “The safety of our student-athletes will always be at the forefront of any decision that we make, and we will continue to support our student-athletes as we move forward to resuming competition in the fall.”