diff --git a/3D blobici/Assets/Prefabs/PlayerContainer.prefab b/3D blobici/Assets/Prefabs/PlayerContainer.prefab
index 0e32f08..dc1c0af 100644
--- a/3D blobici/Assets/Prefabs/PlayerContainer.prefab	
+++ b/3D blobici/Assets/Prefabs/PlayerContainer.prefab	
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ GameObject:
   - component: {fileID: 1781483820777133190}
   - component: {fileID: 8149587721611830724}
   - component: {fileID: 6867876445951065937}
+  - component: {fileID: 3082501562675303841}
   m_Layer: 6
   m_Name: Player
   m_TagString: Player
@@ -672,6 +673,21 @@ MeshCollider:
   m_Convex: 1
   m_CookingOptions: 30
   m_Mesh: {fileID: 0}
+--- !u!114 &3082501562675303841
+MonoBehaviour:
+  m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
+  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
+  m_GameObject: {fileID: 3653993672432327505}
+  m_Enabled: 1
+  m_EditorHideFlags: 0
+  m_Script: {fileID: 11500000, guid: bf963ec282f9eff40b50054039952aee, type: 3}
+  m_Name: 
+  m_EditorClassIdentifier: 
+  dashCooldown: 2
+  dashSpeed: 15
+  dashDuration: 0.25
 --- !u!1 &4992829604954765258
 GameObject:
   m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
diff --git a/3D blobici/Assets/Scripts/Player/PlayerMovement.cs b/3D blobici/Assets/Scripts/Player/PlayerMovement.cs
index feb20a5..2fafc51 100644
--- a/3D blobici/Assets/Scripts/Player/PlayerMovement.cs	
+++ b/3D blobici/Assets/Scripts/Player/PlayerMovement.cs	
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class PlayerMovement : MonoBehaviour
     private void Awake()
     {
         PlayerSkills = PlayerSkillTree.Instance;
-        playerSkillHandler = new PlayerSkillHandler(dashSpeed, dashDuration);
+        playerSkillHandler = GetComponent<PlayerSkillHandler>();
     }
 
     void Start()
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class PlayerMovement : MonoBehaviour
 
     private void Update()
     {
-        if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
+        if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space) && !playerSkillHandler.IsOnCooldown(PlayerSkillTree.Skills.Dash))
         {
             /* Get the input for horizontal and vertical movement */
             float moveX = Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal");
diff --git a/3D blobici/Assets/Scripts/Player/PlayerSkillHandler.cs b/3D blobici/Assets/Scripts/Player/PlayerSkillHandler.cs
index 6f03c89..86efa73 100644
--- a/3D blobici/Assets/Scripts/Player/PlayerSkillHandler.cs	
+++ b/3D blobici/Assets/Scripts/Player/PlayerSkillHandler.cs	
@@ -2,19 +2,26 @@ using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using UnityEngine;
 
-public class PlayerSkillHandler
+public class PlayerSkillHandler: MonoBehaviour
 {
-    private float dashSpeed;
-    private float dashDuration;
+    [Header("Dash stats")]
+    [SerializeField] private float dashCooldown;
 
+    [SerializeField] private float dashSpeed;
+    [SerializeField] private float dashDuration;
     private bool isDashing = false;
 
+    private Dictionary<PlayerSkillTree.Skills, float> cooldowns;
+    private Dictionary<PlayerSkillTree.Skills, float> cooldownsActivated;
+
     public bool IsDashing() { return isDashing; }
 
-    public PlayerSkillHandler(float dashSpeed, float dashDuration) 
-    { 
-        this.dashSpeed = dashSpeed; 
-        this.dashDuration = dashDuration; 
+    public void Start()
+    {
+
+        cooldowns = new Dictionary<PlayerSkillTree.Skills, float>();
+        cooldownsActivated = new Dictionary<PlayerSkillTree.Skills, float>();
+        AssignCooldowns();
     }
 
     public IEnumerator DashCoroutine(CharacterController controller, Vector3 direction)
@@ -27,8 +34,37 @@ public class PlayerSkillHandler
             controller.Move(dashSpeed * Time.deltaTime * direction);
             yield return null; // wait one frame
         }
+        handleCooldownTimer(PlayerSkillTree.Skills.Dash);
         isDashing = false; // just for now. maybe will be removed
         Physics.IgnoreLayerCollision(6, 7, false); // enable collisions between player and enemies
     }
 
+    private void handleCooldownTimer(PlayerSkillTree.Skills skill)
+    {
+        if(!cooldownsActivated.ContainsKey(skill))
+        {
+            cooldownsActivated.Add(skill, Time.time);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            cooldownsActivated[skill] = Time.time;
+        }
+            
+    }
+
+    private void AssignCooldowns()
+    {
+        // handle Dash stats
+        cooldowns.Add(PlayerSkillTree.Skills.Dash, dashCooldown);
+        cooldownsActivated.Add(PlayerSkillTree.Skills.Dash, Time.time - dashCooldown);
+    }
+
+    public bool IsOnCooldown(PlayerSkillTree.Skills skill) 
+    {
+        Debug.Log("cooldown time: " + (Time.time - cooldownsActivated[skill]));
+        Debug.Log("skill cooldown: " + cooldowns[skill]);
+        return !cooldowns.ContainsKey(skill) || !cooldownsActivated.ContainsKey(skill)
+            ? false
+            : Time.time - cooldownsActivated[skill] < cooldowns[skill];
+    }
 }