Easier way to display a frame for a give time?

I am having trouble displaying a frame for a certain time, 1.) this way is a lot of work and posses the problem of 2.) that I cannot use the same key so that when my character faces the other way, he can perform another frame

If KeyHit(spacekey) And player\direction = DIRECTIONRIGHT
player\direction = DIRECTIONSWORDRIGHT ;facce him left
player\frame = 4
counter = True
EndIf

If counter = True
count = count + 1
EndIf

If count = 3
counter = False
count =0
player\direction = DIRECTIONRIGHT
player\frame = 0
EndIf


I have a character facing one way, and when I press space bar, he goes to a frame with a sword the direction he was facing, but when I press the left key and he faces the other way, when I press spacebar he doesnt do anything,

Please help me fix this problem