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#1

So I have a code that checks when you hit the ball in a loop but my problem is that when the variable “hit” is set to false, it starts to run the function multiple times:

local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

local character = script.Parent
local HumanoidRootPart = character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
local Humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")

local Ball = workspace:WaitForChild("Ball")
local CurrentTarget = Ball:WaitForChild("CurrentTarget")

local HitAnimation = script:WaitForChild("HitAnimation")

local hitDistance = 20
local hit = false

local connection
local blockedConnection

local function ActivateBlocked()
	if blockedConnection then
		blockedConnection:Disconnect()
		blockedConnection = nil
	end

	blockedConnection = RunService.Heartbeat:Connect(function()
		local distance = (HumanoidRootPart.Position - Ball.Position).Magnitude

		if distance <= hitDistance and hit then
			script.HitBall:FireServer()
			hit = false <--------------------------
			print("hit")

			if blockedConnection then
				blockedConnection:Disconnect()
				blockedConnection = nil
			end
		end
	end)
end

local function PlayAnimation()
	local track = Animator:LoadAnimation(HitAnimation)
	track:Play()

	track.Ended:Connect(function()
		if blockedConnection then
			blockedConnection:Disconnect()
			blockedConnection = nil
		end

		--print("ended")
		hit = false
	end)
end

connection = RunService.Heartbeat:Connect(function()
	if CurrentTarget.Value == character and not hit then
		local result = PredictBall()

		if result then
			hit = true
			print("Fired", CurrentTarget.Value)
			PlayAnimation()
			ActivateBlocked()
		end
	end
end)
#2

Make sure you only call the function only once, add a debounce and set it to false once the hit or touch is detected.

#3

But I don’t need a debounce, I want it to run forever.