Like it or not, what happens in cyberspace doesn't stay in cyberspace. Case in point, the sexual texts, instant and social networking messages teens and preteen send to each other.
Coaches and athletic directors are aware of the problem.
Joe Kutlas is the activities director at Grand Island Senior HIgh School.
"Texting and emails and Facebook are great tools for coaches, or for any kind of a group to stay in touch and get information out quickly. But there is a huge downside to that when the darker side starts to creep in."

The messages which are often sent during the online evenings can create a lot of problems during during the offline school day.
Dave Gillespie is the athletic director for Lincoln Southwest High School.
"With the advances in technology and the prevalence of it and the use of technology, this is bound to be a big issue."

That's why one sexting workshop is helping Nebraska coaches like Dave Gillespie of Lincoln and Joe Kutlas of Grand Island learn how to spot it and try to stop it.

"Kids really need to understand the seriousness of what they might think is something harmless can turn out to be a real anchor around their lives."

"Something done quickly and in haste that could seem to be pretty innocuous, you have to remember, a lot of times you intend something for one person to see and that's not what happens. What happens is a whole bunch of people end up seeing it," said Kutlas.

Lincoln lawyer Karen Haase gave the lecture because often sexting takes place in the locker room, before or after a sporting event.
"A physical picture you can rip up or take back, a digital picture is on that other person's camera or computer in perpetuity. And what they do is they send it on to other people, they post it on Facebook, or Youtube. And those can have catastrophic consequences for kids."

That's why all of them say the bottom line is this. That parents, teachers and coaches need to monitor what kids are doing on the phone and online with the technology that's at their fingertips.