So I have a key frame for the animated check box in the first pic. Then in the next key frame the box is unchecked, but instead of doing the simulation the ball will teleport half way back to where it started.
difficult to say whats going on there… maybe the scene or more detail what you want to do.
Unchecking “Animated” in the second screen shot, means that the sphere will not respond to key frames the same way. The physics in the scene will be the primary source of motion, most likely overriding any animation key frames that you have set up.