Introduction: The science of psychology management with widespread dimensions in the study of human behavior has long taken a step forward in the field of sports and try to psychological behavior of individuals in the field of sports and issues raised in it. Today, few people placed emphasis on the psychological experiences can not and it does not introduce performance driving factor. Talk exercise judgment, not only is not an exception. Being a referee in a major sporting and fate making event, burdensome and sensitive position that puts him at risk of severe mental (Taylor, Daniel, Leith, and Brook, 1990; Drch and Paskvvych, 2006).
Methodology: This paper is a type of application, regression analysis is descriptive and correlational branches. The samples consisted of all basketball referees (150) form. To measure the emotional intelligence questionnaire Bradberry and Greaves (2004) and to measure the empowerment of Spritzer questionnaire (1995) with the results of Cronbach's alpha (79%) (81%) is used.
Results: The results of Spearman correlation coefficient showed that there is a significant positive relationship between these two components (Sig=0.001, rho=37.0). The judges also observed in the overall relationship between emotional intelligence and empowerment is an all loading factor (standardized regression coefficients) amount of T (values ​​critical ratios) relationship between variables and components of acceptable values ​​as well as the the results showed that emotional intelligence can be a significant positive impact on empowerment is equal to 9.0 times the path coefficient (Sig=0.001, T=5.953).
Discussion: The results showed that emotional intelligence is important in basketball referees acceptable. It also states that judges can interact with high emotional intelligence in the face of the pressures of racing atmosphere become more consistent and to manage their own emotional reactions.