I told the travel organization my son plays for we'd be booking our own hotels for any travel. I did say that if the team as a whole was ever penalized we'd chip in to pay the fee to opt out (this is/was buried in PG's fine print). This would still be cheaper than using the PG hotels.
For years I've always used to points rewards cards to pay for baseball related expenses, and using the rewards for hotels (usually the best return). In GA points at various Hyatt properties will usually go far.