NATCHEZ — The first ever Miss-Lou All-Sports Clinic was a success, even if event organizers would like to see more kids participating next year.

The Natchez Convention Center hosted the event, which began Monday and ended Thursday and featured between 50 and 60 kids participating in six different sports.

“For the first year doing this, it went really well,” event promoter Leigh Anne Mason said. “I think now the word will get out, and it will be twice as big next year.”

The clinic was set up like a giant physical education class, with six different stations with a different sport featured at each one.

Kids stayed at a station for about 40 minutes before moving on to the next one.

Area high school and college coaches and players worked as instructors for the clinic, which lasted from 8 a.m. to noon each day.

There was a luncheon to celebrate the end of the clinic Thursday at noon.

Mason said it was interesting to see the kids interact with the coaches and learn new things.

“It was interesting to hear kids say things like ‘I never knew there were so many steps to making a layup,’” Mason said. “We had some good instructors come in and really enjoy teaching the kids.”

One participant was given a best camper award for each section, but the winner of the best camper award for the physical fitness section was extra special.

“We had a child who had Down’s Syndrome and came from Kyle’s House everyday,” Mason said. “He couldn’t talk very well, but the other kids really opened their arms up to him, and that was a blessing for me to see. And he wound up getting the best camper in physical fitness.”

Mason said the event is planned to take place every summer, and the convention center is even considering having one during Christmas break.

“We’ve thrown around the idea of having it the week between Christmas and New Year’s,” Mason said. “But we’ll definitely have it again next summer. We found some rough spots we want to fix next year, but overall it was a success. It took a real community effort to put the event on.”