How to Disable a function for a brief period after being activated

Hi I am trying to build a simple game where a player is bouncing on a trampoline type object the problem is if I hit the side of the trampoline it applies the .AddForce multiple times (because of multiple collisions) and sends the player flying out of frame. I was wondering how to disable the .Addforce effect for a short period of time after each bounce. Here is the code I am using.

	void OnCollisionStay(Collision collision) {
		if (collision.rigidbody)
			collision.rigidbody.AddForce (Vector3.up * 300);
	}

Thank you!

You could add a second collider and configure it like this:

Collider 1: Matches the whole trampoline so players can’t walk through it.

Collider 2: (Enable isTrigger) matches the elastic part of the trampoline, if the player hits it then apply force.

EDIT: like ian_sorbello mentions you should also use the OnCollisionEnter() if you want to trigger the event only once.

You are choosing to run this code within the OnCollisionStay() function - which means it will run every frame that the collision is still in effect.

Rather than “pause” the force addition during this time - just use OnCollisionEnter().

It will only be called once when the collision first occurs - and so you can apply your force once and not think about it again.