My son doesn't get the whole bottom side/top side of age group disadvantage/advantage. Qualified for State at 11 (U12), 13 (U14), and 15 (HS Division or U18). At 12 he didn't qualify for Districts and at 14 he qualified for Districts only. The problem is, the age group a year behind him has had a lot of exceptional wrestlers who didn't seem to know they were supposed to be disadvantaged by being on the bottom side of the age group.