I found this paragraph by Newsweek photographer interesting (see below) he was referring to his Olympics coverage but I think it is true of any event you might be covering.
We don’t know who will win/lose or become the news, where that will happen, when that will happen, or from where we can get the best picture from, or with what lens and exposure (nor when we can put our guard down or take a meal/bathroom break) .... you never know this until the event happens—live—and in photography there are no second chances; you are either the “hero or the zero” with little in between. This is why photographers, who by nature are used to capturing what is a sometimes chaotic series of events, like to have at least the basics figured out before they get to the venue, so that they only have to worry about making “the” picture.
~Vincent Laforet, 2008
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