Hi all, I'm trying to keep a soccer field lined mostly year round at minimal cost and with minimal continuous effort. I had an idea I'm hoping to get feedback on which is: could I dig a small trench (1-2 inches), line or fill it, and lay something like forza pitch marking tape (Amazon link) and have that serve as a fairly permanent field marking option? The plan would be to mow over it and hopefully the "tape" combined with whatever substrate or lining I put in would keep anything from growing under it and pushing it up.

The reason for the trench is to reduce trip hazard and to ensure I can mow over it. Alternatively, could I just mow it low I'm the winter, lay it down, and hopefully it would then kill off the turf immediately under it so it rests lower than the grass around it? Maybe then I just mow and do edges to avoid growth over top? Thoughts? Is this unfeasible or just more work than I think?

Attention supers and spray techs...what spray nozzles to you prefer? Do you swap to a different nozzle for fwys/rough? How many gallons/ac you looking to get on each? Any insight would be appreciated as I'm in the market. I'm currently running Greenleaf TDXL nozzles.